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