World Bank · Energy

China: Energy imports, net

24.02percent · 2024+36.9% since 2014

Net energy imports are estimated as gross imports less gross exports, both measured in tons of oil equivalents (toe). A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. Annual figures for China from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202424.019
202323.346
202220.281
202121.651
202022.981
201922.215
201821.669
201720.419
201619.194
201516.707
201417.542
201317.327
201216.553
201114.719
201013.583
200912.079
20088.633
20077.947
20066.96
20055.609
20045.806
20032.819
20021.552
20010.096
20002.459
19991.268
19980.307
19970.651
1996-1.125
1995-1.246
1994-1.471
1993-0.369
1992-2.634
1991-3.584
1990-3.991

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Energy imports, net. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-energy-imports-net (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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