Oil production per person in China
China: Oil production per person was 1,775 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1,775 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
49th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,787 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2015
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Oil production per person in China, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, oil production per person in China stood at 1,775 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production per person in China peaked at 1,787 kilowatt-hours per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
China ranks 49th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production per person in China, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0.0489 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0.0731 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0729 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0968 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.8% |
| 1930 | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +1144.4% |
| 1931 | 1.46 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.4% |
| 1932 | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.1% |
| 1933 | 2.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.6% |
| 1934 | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1935 | 3.3 kilowatt-hours per person | +52.4% |
| 1936 | 3.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.0% |
| 1937 | 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 1938 | 6.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.4% |
| 1939 | 8.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.4% |
| 1940 | 13.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +51.5% |
| 1941 | 15 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1942 | 18.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.6% |
| 1943 | 6.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -62.1% |
| 1944 | 4.47 kilowatt-hours per person | -35.7% |
| 1945 | 3.88 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.4% |
| 1946 | 1.54 kilowatt-hours per person | -60.2% |
| 1947 | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | -26.1% |
| 1948 | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.6% |
| 1949 | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +60.3% |
| 1950 | 4.32 kilowatt-hours per person | +69.3% |
| 1951 | 6.43 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.8% |
| 1952 | 8.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.6% |
| 1953 | 12.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.6% |
| 1954 | 15.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.2% |
| 1955 | 18.61 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.7% |
| 1956 | 21.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.9% |
| 1957 | 26.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.8% |
| 1958 | 40.87 kilowatt-hours per person | +51.7% |
| 1959 | 65.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +61.3% |
| 1960 | 97.69 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.2% |
| 1961 | 109.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 118.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 127.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 140.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 181.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.6% |
| 1966 | 227.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.4% |
| 1967 | 212.11 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 238.11 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 315.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.4% |
| 1970 | 432.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +37.4% |
| 1971 | 543.01 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 614.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 706.44 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 837.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 978.27 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 1,090 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 1,154 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,266 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,253 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,180 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1,172 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,199 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,277 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 1,371 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 1,411 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,423 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,429 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,412 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,394 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,401 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,395 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,399 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1,405 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,420 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,498 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1,500 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,489 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,479 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,490 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,499 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,508 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,524 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,610 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,630 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,634 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,660 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,642 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,747 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1,735 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,762 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,771 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,772 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,787 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,654 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1,577 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,552 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,566 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,588 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,622 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,671 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,709 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,744 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1,775 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,775 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 201.61 kilowatt-hours per person, 8.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +1144.4% | 0.0968 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1943 | -62.1% | 18.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.96 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1950 | +69.3% | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.32 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1946 | -60.2% | 3.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.54 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1959 | +61.3% | 40.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.93 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1949 | +60.3% | 1.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0292 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0968 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 22.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 176.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 97.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 315.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 889.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 432.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,313 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,500 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,490 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,660 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,692 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,552 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,787 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,685 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,588 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,775 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 46 Bolivia 2,099 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Belarus 1,922 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Papua New Guinea 1,836 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 Cuba 1,764 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 51 Hungary 1,693 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 52 Peru 1,679 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 oil production per person in China?
- Oil production per person in China was 1,775 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production per person recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,787 kilowatt-hours per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest oil production per person recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does China rank for oil production per person?
- China ranks 49th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil production per person rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.