Global breakdown of bitcoin mining's carbon footprint by region 2018

Published by
Bruna Alves,
Feb 17, 2023
Bitcoin mining produced approximately 17.29 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, of which around 26.2 percent were emitted in the Inner Mongolia region in China. This country accounted for almost half of the global bitcoin mining's carbon footprint in that year.

Distribution of bitcoin mining's carbon footprint worldwide as of 2018, by region

CharacteristicShare of contribution
Inner Mongolia
(China)		 26.2%
Xinjiang
(China)		 16.5%
Alberta
(Canada)		 16.5%
Russia 13.6%
Washington state
(United States)		 8.7%
New York state
(United States)		 5.4%
Sichuan
(China)		 4.6%
Georgia 3.2%
British Columbia
(Canada)		 2%
Iceland 1.2%
Sweden 1%
Norway 0.6%
Quebec
(Canada)		 0.5%
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