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China: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

528.28gCO2e per kWh · 2025-21.1% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for China from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025528.278
2024558.965
2023586.366
2022589.968
2021602.329
2020609.048
2019621.993
2018639.097
2017646.279
2016653.311
2015669.705
2014695.753
2013719.127
2012721.7
2011754.005
2010742.45
2009753.204
2008747.115
2007785.282
2006786.685
2005782.122
2004778.518
2003790.918
2002773.301
2001762.877
2000783.511
1999787.29
1998773.884
1997771.509
1996771.396
1995753.031
1994760.954
1993759.445
1992777.75
1991765.87
1990745.24
1989740.456
1988740.194
1987738.666
1986728.016
1985709.28

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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