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Power sector emissions worldwide 2000-2025, by major economy
Power sector emissions in China have grown more than **** times since the turn of the century and reached a record high of **** billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2025. China became the global power sector's largest emitter in 2007, when it overtook the United States, whose emissions have declined since then. India's emissions from electricity generation have also risen sharply in recent decades due to rapid economic growth and are now the third-largest globally.
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Ember. (August 3, 2026). Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2025 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. "Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2025 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. August 3, 2026. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. (2026). Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2025 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember. "Emissions from Electricity Generation in Selected Major Economies Worldwide from 2000 to 2025 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2026, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
Ember, Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2025 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/ (last visited September 01, 2026)
Emissions from electricity generation in selected major economies worldwide from 2000 to 2025 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ember, August 3, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392861/power-sector-emissions-worldwide-by-major-economy/
