Most of the provincial CO2 emissions were from raw coal, which is primarily burned in the thermal power sector. The analyses of per capita emissions and emission intensity in 2012 indicate that provinces located in the northwest and north had higher per capita CO2 emissions and emission intensities than the central and southeast coastal regions. Understanding the emissions and emission-socioeconomic characteristics of different provinces are critical for developing mitigation strategies.

2000 – 30 provincial aggregation -4.14% larger than national total.
2001 – 30 provincial aggregation -4.50% larger than national total.
2002 – 30 provincial aggregation -1.08% larger than national total.
2003 – 30 provincial aggregation -0.53% larger than national total.
2004 – 30 provincial aggregation -1.74% larger than national total.
2005 – 30 provincial aggregation 3.32% larger than national total.
2006 – 30 provincial aggregation 0.96% larger than national total.
2007 – 30 provincial aggregation -2.06% larger than national total.
2008 – 30 provincial aggregation 8.48% larger than national total.
2009 – 30 provincial aggregation 8.25% larger than national total.
2010 – 30 provincial aggregation 7.48% larger than national total.
2011 – 30 provincial aggregation 9.92% larger than national total.
2012 – 30 provincial aggregation 6.36% larger than national total.
2013 – 30 provincial aggregation 10.11% larger than national total (we are investigating Shanxi’s figure where the main inconsistency is from).
2014 – 30 provincial aggregation 18.42% larger than national total.