Power sector emissions in China have more tripled since the turn of the century and reached a record high of 4.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2022. China become the global power sector's biggest emitter in 2007 when it overtook the United States, whose power sector emissions have fallen almost 30 percent since then. India's emissions from electricity generation have also soared in recent decades due to rapid economic growth, and are now the third-largest globally.
Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Ember. (June 1, 2023). Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. "Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. (2023). Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. "Emissions from Electricity Generation in Selected Major Economies Worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember, Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ember, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/