Electricity generation from oil per person in China
China: Electricity generation from oil per person was 63.24 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from oil per person in China, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from oil per person in China stood at 63.24 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in China peaked at 63.24 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.03 kilowatt-hours, in 2009.
China ranks 126th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in China, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 53.49 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 49.83 kilowatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 49.85 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.1 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 50.82 kilowatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 43.66 kilowatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 44.35 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 44.92 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 54.67 kilowatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 39.87 kilowatt-hours | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 45.15 kilowatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 40.9 kilowatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 37.96 kilowatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 42.68 kilowatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 39.88 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 37.23 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 37.94 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 39.41 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 42.36 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 50.33 kilowatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 38.56 kilowatt-hours | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 28.77 kilowatt-hours | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 21.19 kilowatt-hours | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 14.1 kilowatt-hours | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 9.03 kilowatt-hours | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 25.68 kilowatt-hours | +184.5% |
| 2011 | 24.85 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.8 kilowatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 23.93 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 25.69 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 26.11 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.43 kilowatt-hours | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 39.69 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 39.75 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.86 kilowatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 37.49 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 40 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 49.07 kilowatt-hours | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 54.11 kilowatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 62.62 kilowatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 63.24 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 63.24 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 63.24 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142.07 kilowatt-hours, 45% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil per person in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +184.5% | 9.03 kilowatt-hours | 25.68 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.62 kilowatt-hours | 49.83 kilowatt-hours | 54.1 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 43.41 kilowatt-hours | 37.96 kilowatt-hours | 54.67 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.89 kilowatt-hours | 9.03 kilowatt-hours | 50.33 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.28 kilowatt-hours | 22.8 kilowatt-hours | 39.75 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.09 kilowatt-hours | 37.49 kilowatt-hours | 63.24 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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 electricity generation from oil per person in China?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in China was 63.24 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 63.24 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- How does China rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- China ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.