Ember · Energy
China: Power sector emissions
5549.95Mt CO2e · 2025+42.9% since 2015
Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for China from 1985 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Mt CO2e) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,549.947 | |
| 2024 | 5,603.628 | |
| 2023 | 5,513.447 | |
| 2022 | 5,191.966 | |
| 2021 | 5,117.294 | |
| 2020 | 4,717.42 | |
| 2019 | 4,647.236 | |
| 2018 | 4,558.825 | |
| 2017 | 4,247.116 | |
| 2016 | 3,986.75 | |
| 2015 | 3,883.496 | |
| 2014 | 4,022.333 | |
| 2013 | 3,898.357 | |
| 2012 | 3,592.798 | |
| 2011 | 3,545.421 | |
| 2010 | 3,115.596 | |
| 2009 | 2,797.891 | |
| 2008 | 2,611.734 | |
| 2007 | 2,576.944 | |
| 2006 | 2,254.424 | |
| 2005 | 1,955.508 | |
| 2004 | 1,715.317 | |
| 2003 | 1,511.108 | |
| 2002 | 1,279.037 | |
| 2001 | 1,129.669 | |
| 2000 | 1,062.124 | |
| 1999 | 975.688 | |
| 1998 | 903.123 | |
| 1997 | 876.085 | |
| 1996 | 834.118 | |
| 1995 | 758.325 | |
| 1994 | 706.009 | |
| 1993 | 616.358 | |
| 1992 | 586.377 | |
| 1991 | 518.915 | |
| 1990 | 462.943 | |
| 1989 | 433.026 | |
| 1988 | 403.561 | |
| 1987 | 367.314 | |
| 1986 | 327.265 | |
| 1985 | 291.294 |
Source
Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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Ember (2026). Power sector emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-power-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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