China Key Figures
- Population:
- 1410 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 4.82 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 79.9%
Data of the last year available: 2024
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 63.5 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 8.47 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 3.76%
* at purchasing power parity
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China Total Energy Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita is increasing regularly, reaching 3.1 toe/cap in 2024 (nearly 4 times that for India). Electricity consumption per capita increased by nearly 7% to almost 7000 kWh in 2024, more than twice the 2010 levels.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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China Crude Oil Production
Oil production has been increasing since 2019 (+2%/year), reaching 213 Mt in 2024. It declined by 3%/year between 2015 and 2018, after increasing by 2%/year between 2000 and 2015. Most of the production is onshore and located in the fields close to the north-eastern coast. Offshore production is in full development, with the Bohai basin being one of the most active areas.
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China Oil Products Consumption
The consumption of oil products decreased by 3% in 2024 to 722 Mt. Previously, it increased rapidly between 2010 and 2023 (+4.3%/year on average).
In 2024, the share of the transport sector stood at 42%; the second largest energy consuming sector is industry (including non-energy uses) with around 37%.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2024, %)
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China Natural Gas Consumption
Natural gas consumption has been rising by 10%/year on average since 2015 to 477 bcm in 2024 it stagnated in 2022 because of high prices. the effects of the pandemic, gas consumption grew by 6% in 2020.
Industry represented 45% of gas demand in 2024 (+14 points since 2010), followed by the residential and services sector with 18% (-8 points), the power sector with 12% (-7 points), and transport (8%).
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
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China Coal Consumption
Coal and lignite consumption has been growing rapidly since 2021 (5%/year), reaching nearly 4.9 Gt in 2024, after moderate growth between 2017 and 2020 (1%/year) and a decrease from 2014 to 2016 (-1.9%/year). It increased very rapidly between 2000 and 2013 (+9%/year).
The power sector is the largest user of coal and lignite, with 54% in 2024, followed by industry (21%). The share of the power sector has been increasing continually (+8 points since 2010).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
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China Power Consumption
Electricity consumption has been rising by around 7%/year on average since 2010, reaching 8 990 TWh in 2024.
Industry is the main consumer (57% in 2024), followed by residential and services (17% each). The share of industry has decreased by 9 points since 2010, while the share of services rose by 6 points.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2024,%)
China Renewable in % Electricity Production
With the 14th FYP, the country intends to get 20% of its total energy consumption from non-fossil fuels in 2025 (12% in 2024). The revised NDC raised this share of non-fossil fuels to around 25% in 2030).
Two targets set in 2022 by NDRC have been reached in 2024: 33% of electricity generated from renewables in 2025 (32.5% in 2024) and a doubling of the wind and solar capacity to 1 200 GW in 2030 (1 410 GW in 2024). In 2018, NDRC also set a target of a 35% share of non-hydro renewables in electricity consumption in 2030 (18.5% reached in 2024).
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China CO2 Fuel Combustion/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. It aims to cut the average coal consumption rate in power plants to 300g/kWh between 2020 and 2025.