Electricity generation CO2 emission in China 2000-2021

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
Electricity generation in China released 4.65 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2021. Annual emissions from China's power sector have increased more than five-fold since the turn of the century due to rapid economic development. Carbon-intensive coal is the primary source of power generation in China.

Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation in China from 2000 to 2021 (in million metric tons carbon dioxide)

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March 2022

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China

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

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