China vs Low & middle income: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 10,776 Mt CO2e against 6,578 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 4,198 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 182.59 Mt CO2e | 866.32 Mt CO2e | 683.73 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 403.64 Mt CO2e | 1,516 Mt CO2e | 1,112 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 999.09 Mt CO2e | 2,523 Mt CO2e | 1,524 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 2,292 Mt CO2e | 4,401 Mt CO2e | 2,110 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 4,394 Mt CO2e | 7,567 Mt CO2e | 3,173 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 6,091 Mt CO2e | 9,921 Mt CO2e | 3,830 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 10,776 Mt CO2e against 6,578 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between China and Low & middle income?
- 4,198 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), 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).