World Bank · Energy
China: Energy use
2946.81kg · 2024+35.3% since 2014
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.
Every year
| Year | Value (kg) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,946.807 | |
| 2023 | 2,858.696 | |
| 2022 | 2,679.744 | |
| 2021 | 2,631.046 | |
| 2020 | 2,466.935 | |
| 2019 | 2,399.533 | |
| 2018 | 2,310.873 | |
| 2017 | 2,215.895 | |
| 2016 | 2,149.201 | |
| 2015 | 2,175.151 | |
| 2014 | 2,177.547 | |
| 2013 | 2,137.323 | |
| 2012 | 2,085.216 | |
| 2011 | 2,027.463 | |
| 2010 | 1,899.8 | |
| 2009 | 1,728.615 | |
| 2008 | 1,629.976 | |
| 2007 | 1,595.464 | |
| 2006 | 1,490.185 | |
| 2005 | 1,369.791 | |
| 2004 | 1,249.042 | |
| 2003 | 1,105.135 | |
| 2002 | 976.157 | |
| 2001 | 921.505 | |
| 2000 | 898.073 | |
| 1999 | 880.737 | |
| 1998 | 872.404 | |
| 1997 | 876.487 | |
| 1996 | 884.892 | |
| 1995 | 872.825 | |
| 1994 | 821.274 | |
| 1993 | 792.634 | |
| 1992 | 756.635 | |
| 1991 | 740.586 | |
| 1990 | 773.25 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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- Algeria
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- Azerbaijan
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- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
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- Chad
- Chile
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- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Costa Rica
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- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Korea, Republic of
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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