Carbon intensity of electricity in China in 2025 — 526 g/kWh. Ranked 67 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 32.8%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 526 | −30 | −5.41% |
| 2024 | 556 | −27 | −4.63% |
| 2023 | 583 | −4 | −0.62% |
| 2022 | 587 | −12 | −2.05% |
| 2021 | 599 | −7 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | 606 | −13 | −2.15% |
| 2019 | 620 | −17 | −2.71% |
| 2018 | 637 | −7 | −1.14% |
| 2017 | 644 | −8 | −1.16% |
| 2016 | 652 | −16 | −2.41% |
| 2015 | 668 | −26 | −3.75% |
| 2014 | 694 | −24 | −3.29% |
| 2013 | 718 | −3 | −0.38% |
| 2012 | 720 | −32 | −4.26% |
| 2011 | 752 | +12 | +1.57% |
| 2010 | 741 | −12 | −1.64% |
| 2009 | 753 | +6 | +0.82% |
| 2008 | 747 | −38 | −4.86% |
| 2007 | 785 | −1 | −0.18% |
| 2006 | 787 | +5 | +0.58% |
| 2005 | 782 | +4 | +0.46% |
| 2004 | 779 | −12 | −1.57% |
| 2003 | 791 | +18 | +2.28% |
| 2002 | 773 | +10 | +1.37% |
| 2001 | 763 | −21 | −2.63% |
| 2000 | 784 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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