Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in China
China: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 61.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China stood at 61.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China peaked at 82.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2024.
That places China 109th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in China, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.6% | — |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 81.7% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 80.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 82.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -4.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 61.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 79% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 61.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 79.5% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 79.9% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 67.9% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 61.6% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 106 Russia 64.3% compare
- 107 Australia 62.5% compare
- 108 Faroe Islands 61.9% compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.6% compare
- 111 Belarus 61.4% compare
- 112 North Macedonia 60.6% compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Ores and metals imports 16.1% (2025)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China was 61.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- How does China rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- China ranks 109th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.