Coal-fired electricity generation growth vs Fossil CO2 emissions
In 2024, coal-fired electricity generation growth worldwide was 1.3%; fossil CO2 emissions was 38,598.6 million tonnes.
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Global, annual figures, spaced by time from 2020 to 2024 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Coal-fired electricity generation growth
Unit: % · 3 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below No figure published for these periods
Fossil CO2 emissions
Unit: million tonnes · 5 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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2 periods are published for both series as annual figures on the same basis. 1 further period pairs an actual with a forecast and is left out. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.
| Period | Coal-fired electricity generation growth | Fossil CO2 emissions |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -5% IEA | 35,158.2 million tonnes GCP |
| 2024 | 1.3% IEA | 38,598.6 million tonnes GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Coal-fired electricity generation growth
Year-on-year percentage change in electricity generated from coal-fired plants.
3 observations charted in Global (of 4 annual records) · source organisations: IEA
Fossil CO2 emissions
Annual carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes (such as cement manufacture).
5 observations charted in Global (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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