Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China
China: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 64.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in China stood at 64.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% 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, 64.4%, in 2023.
That places China 108th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | 64.4% | -0.6% |
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 | 65.5% | 64.4% | 66.6% | 4 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
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 64.4% in 2023, 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 64.4% in 2023.
- How does China rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- China ranks 108th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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.