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China: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry

4.13Mt CO2e · 2024+136.0% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for China from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20244.135
20234.108
20223.799
20213.545
20203.041
20192.754
20182.501
20172.284
20162.027
20151.826
20141.752
20131.636
20121.474
20111.412
20101.259
20090.984
20080.862
20070.796
20060.711
20050.622
20040.561
20030.51
20020.441
20010.404
20000.387
19990.357
19980.351
19970.329
19960.312
19950.297
19940.249
19930.226
19920.192
19910.172
19900.158
19890.147
19880.136
19870.124
19860.112
19850.106
19840.099
19830.093
19820.093
19810.093
19800.094
19790.086
19780.075
19770.063
19760.059
19750.055
19740.045
19730.049
19720.042
19710.034
19700.034

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-power-industry (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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