China is the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide emissions from coal combustion by far. In 2020, China emitted 7.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO2) from coal combustion, which accounted for more than 50 percent of the global coal emissions. The second-largest emitter - India - produced 1.6 GtCO2.
Global coal emissions amounted to 13.97 GtCO2 in 2020.
Carbon dioxide emissions from coal combustion worldwide in 2020, by select country
(in million metric tons)
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Global Carbon Atlas. (November 4, 2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal combustion worldwide in 2020, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014423/co2-emissions-from-coal-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Global Carbon Atlas. "Carbon dioxide emissions from coal combustion worldwide in 2020, by select country (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014423/co2-emissions-from-coal-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Global Carbon Atlas. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal combustion worldwide in 2020, by select country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014423/co2-emissions-from-coal-combustion-in-selected-countries/
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