coal-fired electricity worldwide, with China alone accounting for 54 percent of total generation. By comparison, the United States, which has the second-largest power sector emissions worldwide after China, produced less than half of its power sector emissions from coal in 2022.
In 2022, more than 90 percent of the power sector emissions in both China and India were produced from coal-fired power plants. This is perhaps unsurprising as these two countries are the largest producers of Distribution of power sector emission in major economies worldwide in 2022, by source
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- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions 1970-2022
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- Premium Statistic Global electricity generation emissions 2000-2022, by region
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- Basic Statistic Global power sector emissions 2000-2022, by source
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Ember, und Statista. "Distribution of power sector emission in major economies worldwide in 2022, by source." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392813/power-sector-emissions-source-shares-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember, Statista. (2023). Distribution of power sector emission in major economies worldwide in 2022, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392813/power-sector-emissions-source-shares-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember, and Statista. "Distribution of Power Sector Emission in Major Economies Worldwide in 2022, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392813/power-sector-emissions-source-shares-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember & Statista, Distribution of power sector emission in major economies worldwide in 2022, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392813/power-sector-emissions-source-shares-worldwide-by-major-economy/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Distribution of power sector emission in major economies worldwide in 2022, by source [Graph], Ember, & Statista, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392813/power-sector-emissions-source-shares-worldwide-by-major-economy/