Carbon intensity of electricity generation vs Fossil CO2 emissions in China
In 2024, carbon intensity of electricity generation in China was 565 gCO2/kWh; fossil CO2 emissions was 12,289 million tonnes.
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Unit: gCO2e/kWh · 25 observations
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Estimate | 783.5 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2001 | Estimate | 762.9 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2002 | Estimate | 773.3 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2003 | Estimate | 790.9 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2004 | Estimate | 778.5 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2005 | Estimate | 782.1 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2006 | Estimate | 786.7 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2007 | Estimate | 785.3 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2008 | Estimate | 747.1 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2009 | Estimate | 753.2 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2010 | Estimate | 740.8 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2011 | Estimate | 752.4 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2012 | Estimate | 720.3 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2013 | Estimate | 717.6 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2014 | Estimate | 694 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2015 | Estimate | 668 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2016 | Estimate | 651.9 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2017 | Estimate | 644.3 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2018 | Estimate | 637 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2019 | Estimate | 619.7 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2020 | Estimate | 606.4 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2021 | Estimate | 599.1 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2022 | Estimate | 586.9 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2023 | Estimate | 583.3 gCO2e/kWh |
| 2024 | Actual | 565 gCO2e/kWh |
Fossil CO2 emissions
Unit: million tonnes · 25 observations
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Estimate | 3,643.8 million tonnes |
| 2001 | Estimate | 3,724.1 million tonnes |
| 2002 | Estimate | 4,098.2 million tonnes |
| 2003 | Estimate | 4,835.3 million tonnes |
| 2004 | Estimate | 5,211 million tonnes |
| 2005 | Estimate | 5,882 million tonnes |
| 2006 | Estimate | 6,486.2 million tonnes |
| 2007 | Estimate | 6,974.7 million tonnes |
| 2008 | Estimate | 7,492.4 million tonnes |
| 2009 | Estimate | 7,881.5 million tonnes |
| 2010 | Estimate | 8,610 million tonnes |
| 2011 | Estimate | 9,520.2 million tonnes |
| 2012 | Estimate | 9,767.3 million tonnes |
| 2013 | Estimate | 9,942.4 million tonnes |
| 2014 | Estimate | 9,976 million tonnes |
| 2015 | Estimate | 9,858 million tonnes |
| 2016 | Estimate | 9,748.2 million tonnes |
| 2017 | Estimate | 10,000 million tonnes |
| 2018 | Estimate | 10,346.8 million tonnes |
| 2019 | Estimate | 10,713.5 million tonnes |
| 2020 | Estimate | 10,896.5 million tonnes |
| 2021 | Estimate | 11,284.4 million tonnes |
| 2022 | Estimate | 11,711.8 million tonnes |
| 2023 | Estimate | 12,172 million tonnes |
| 2024 | Estimate | 12,289 million tonnes |
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.
25 observations charted in China (of 27 annual records) · source organisations: Ember, IEA
Fossil CO2 emissions
Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).
25 observations charted in China (of 35 annual records) · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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