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Lifetime CO2 emissions from coal plants (Mt CO2)

Lifetime CO2 emissions from coal plants (Mt CO2) is generated from the Global Coal Plant Tracker (GCPT). The GCPT provides information on coal-fired power units from around the world generating 30 megawatts and above. The GCPT catalogues every operating coal-fired generating unit, every new unit proposed since 2010, and every unit retired since 2000. Units often consist of a boiler and turbine, and several units may make up one coal-fired power station. The map and underlying data is updated bi-annually, in January and July. Each plant included in the tracker is linked to a wiki page on GEM.wiki, which provides additional details. GCPT was accessed in July 2021 to generate this data.

wb-indicators:CC.EN.ATM.COAL.CE

Lifetime CO2 emissions from coal plants (Mt CO2)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
2 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:CC.EN.ATM.COAL.CE
Last verified
2026-08-16

Geographic coverage

Lifetime CO2 emissions from coal plants (Mt CO2) carries observations for 2 countries and areas:

China · United States