Table 4 σ-convergence test results across the country and four regions.

From: Spatiotemporal evolution and convergence patterns of urban carbon emission efficiency in China

Year

Nationwide

Eastern China

Central China

Western China

Northeastern China

2011

0.392

0.385

0.357

0.287

0.377

2012

0.383

0.345

0.316

0.467

0.423

2013

0.313

0.264

0.298

0.361

0.342

2014

0.338

0.255

0.293

0.453

0.374

2015

0.329

0.232

0.289

0.474

0.347

2016

0.356

0.234

0.299

0.530

0.370

2017

0.330

0.259

0.330

0.405

0.341

2018

0.378

0.312

0.277

0.636

0.366

2019

0.351

0.316

0.295

0.513

0.348