China vs United Kingdom: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP

China
0.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.5%
in 2020
China rank
59th
United Kingdom rank
60th

Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom
0.20.40.60.81201020172024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United Kingdom ahead.

China ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 194 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% —
2020s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp, China or United Kingdom?
China, at 0.5% against 0.5% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp between China and United Kingdom?
0.0%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
China ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,687 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).