Based　on　the　structural　decomposition　analysis　and　EORA　database,　the　influence　of　four　driving　factors　on　the　change　of　carbon　dioxide　emission　in　China　during　1980-2013　was　analyzed.　The　results　show　that　the　effect　of　carbon　emission　intensity　has　the　greatest　contribution　to　mitigation　of　carbon　dioxide　emission　increase,　and　the　final　demand　expanding　and　the　input-output　structure　effect　contribute　the　most　to　the　growth　of　carbon　dioxide　emissions.　From　the　perspective　of　changing　trends,　the　total　amount　of　carbon　dioxide　emissions　and　four　factors　can　be　divided　into　three　stages:　1980-1986,　1986-2001　and　then　2001-2013,　which　tend　to　fluctuation　from　stable　state　in　early　years.　From　the　view　of　sector　level,　gas　production,　cement　products,　electricity　and　construction　sectors　are　the　main　causes　of　carbon　dioxide　emissions　growth　during　2001-2013.　With　the　increase　of　the　use　of　clean　energy,　technological　change,　old　plants　closeness　and　improvement　of　the　industrial　structure　of　the　final　demand　are　the　main　ways　to　reduce　carbon　dioxide　emissions.