Fluorescent　lamps　are　increasingly　being　used　for　general　lighting　due　to　their　higher　energy　efficiency　than　incandescent　lamps.　However,　they　contain　mercury,　which　is　a　high　toxicity　element.　China　is　one　of　the　largest　fluorescent　lamps　consuming　and　producing　country　in　the　world　and　has　been　facing　a　growing　concern　of　mercury　pollution.　In　order　to　control　mercury　emissions　from　fluorescent　lamps,　mercury　flow　of　fluorescent　lamps　in　China　was　analyzed　using　material　flow　analysis　(MFA).　As　results,　it　was　estimated　that　the　mercury　contained　in　fluorescent　lamps　of　the　domestic　production,　export　and　import　was　29.31,　12.81　and　3.95　tons,　respectively.　The　mercury　in　the　domestic　usage　was　20.45　tons,　of　which　3.89　tons　to　the　incineration　and　15.54　tons　to　the　landfill　at　the　end-of-life　phase,　but　only　1.02　tons　of　mercury　was　recovered.　The　total　amount　of　mercury　emissions　to　the　atmosphere　and　land　was　0.78　and　18.52　tons,　respectively.