Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in China
China: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in China, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in China is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in China peaked at 0.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places China 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +65.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +114.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -43.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 48.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More energy & mining data for China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in China?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in China was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does China rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).