China Key Figures
- Population:
- 1406 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 4.80 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 79.9%
Data of the last year available: 2025
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 86.8 (2015=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 8.08 tCO2/cap
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 3.52%
* at purchasing power parity
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- China's Energy & Climate Policy Framework: China aims for carbon neutrality by 2060, targeting 30% non-fossil energy by 2035 and cutting GHG emissions 7-10% post-peak by 2035.
- China's Energy Companies: China’s energy sector is dominated by state-owned firms, with CNPC leading oil/gas, CHN Energy in power, and State Grid in transmission.
- China's Energy Supply & Demand: China leads global energy demand, with coal still dominant but renewables growing fast. High emissions persist despite cleaner power shifts.
- China's Energy Use & Price by Sector: China’s energy use is rising, with industry consuming 61% (2025). Electricity’s share grows (+9pp since 2010), displacing coal. Prices vary by sector, with industrial electricity at 8.9¢/kWh and household gas at 3.8¢/kWh.
- China's Issues & Prospects: China advances renewables but expands coal; targets 3,600 GW wind/solar by 2035.
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China Total Energy Production & Consumption
Growth in total energy consumption has slowed down since 2024 from 5.5%/year over 2017-2023 to 2.5%/year since then to 4 411 Mtoe in 2025. Per capita consumption reached 3.1 toe in 2025, a level comparable to that of Japan and 10% higher than the EU average (2.8 toe/cap), but less than half as high as the United States (6.5 toe/cap).
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China Oil Production & Consumption
Since 2018, crude oil and NGL production has increased by 2%/year, reaching 216 Mt in 2025, as the country is seeking to boost domestic exploration and production. China is the world's fifth largest oil producing country. Previously, output declined by 4%/year between 2015 and 2018, after increasing by 2%/year between 2000 and 2015.
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China Natural Gas Production & Consumption
Since 2010, production has grown by 81%/year, reaching 301 bcm in 2025 (x3 over 2010-25). China is the world's fourth largest natural gas producer.
More than 80% of gas production is concentrated in 6 provinces: Xinjiang (17% in 2024) and Shaanxi (15%, -12 pp since 2019) in the northwest, Sichuan (27%) in the southwest, Inner Mongolia (13%, +11 pp since 2019) and Shanxi (7%) in the north, and Guandong (5%, offshore) in South Central China.
Graph: Gas Production & Consumption
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China Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption
Since 2017, coal production has increased by more than 4%/year, reaching 4.7 Gt in 2025; it decreased by 4.4%/year between 2013 and 2016. Most of the production is localised in North China, with Shanxi (19% in 2024), Inner Mongolia (10%), and Hebei (9%), as well as Northwestern China, with Shaanxi (9%) and Xinjiang (8%).
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China Renewable in % Electricity Production
The 14th FYP set a target of 20% of its total energy consumption from non-fossil fuels in 2025 (22% achieved based on national conversion coefficients). The revised NDC raised this share of non-fossil fuels to around 25% in 2030. In September 2025, the country committed to raise the share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to over 30% by 2035.
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China GHG emissions and CO2 emissions
In its updated NDC (2021), China set more ambitious targets for 2030: reaching a CO2 emission peak before 2030, lowering its CO2 intensity by over 65% (from 2005 levels), and eventually reaching carbon neutrality before 2060. In September 2025, the country unveiled plans to lower its GHG emissions by 7 to 10% by 2035 from peak levels.
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