Oil production in China
China: Oil production was 2,513 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,513 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
7th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,513 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Oil production in China, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, oil production in China stood at 2,513 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production in China peaked at 2,513 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
That places China 7th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil production in China, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0.0233 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0349 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0465 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 1930 | 0.5815 terawatt-hours | +1150.0% |
| 1931 | 0.7094 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 1932 | 0.8141 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 1933 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 1934 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1935 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +53.3% |
| 1936 | 1.93 terawatt-hours | +17.7% |
| 1937 | 2.26 terawatt-hours | +16.9% |
| 1938 | 3.16 terawatt-hours | +40.2% |
| 1939 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | +41.2% |
| 1940 | 6.8 terawatt-hours | +52.3% |
| 1941 | 7.71 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 1942 | 9.5 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 1943 | 3.62 terawatt-hours | -61.9% |
| 1944 | 2.34 terawatt-hours | -35.4% |
| 1945 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 1946 | 0.8141 terawatt-hours | -60.0% |
| 1947 | 0.6048 terawatt-hours | -25.7% |
| 1948 | 0.849 terawatt-hours | +40.4% |
| 1949 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | +61.6% |
| 1950 | 2.35 terawatt-hours | +71.2% |
| 1951 | 3.56 terawatt-hours | +51.5% |
| 1952 | 5.07 terawatt-hours | +42.5% |
| 1953 | 7.23 terawatt-hours | +42.7% |
| 1954 | 9.18 terawatt-hours | +26.8% |
| 1955 | 11.23 terawatt-hours | +22.4% |
| 1956 | 13.53 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 1957 | 16.98 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 1958 | 26.33 terawatt-hours | +55.1% |
| 1959 | 43.03 terawatt-hours | +63.4% |
| 1960 | 63.97 terawatt-hours | +48.6% |
| 1961 | 72.11 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 1962 | 79.08 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 87.22 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 98.86 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 131.53 terawatt-hours | +33.1% |
| 1966 | 169.22 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 161.42 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 185.96 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 252.84 terawatt-hours | +36.0% |
| 1970 | 356.46 terawatt-hours | +41.0% |
| 1971 | 458.34 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 531.14 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 623.48 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 754.21 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 896.21 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 1,014 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 1,089 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 1,210 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 1,235 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1,232 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,177 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 1,188 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,234 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,333 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 1,453 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 1,520 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1,560 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1,594 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1,601 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,609 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,640 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,652 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,675 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,699 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,733 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,844 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1,862 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,863 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,863 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,891 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,917 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,941 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,972 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,024 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,109 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2,149 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,167 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,215 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,204 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,361 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 2,359 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,413 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,442 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,459 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,495 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,322 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 2,227 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,202 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,229 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,265 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,313 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,381 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2,431 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,476 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 2,513 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,513 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.13 terawatt-hours, 2228.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil production 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 | +1150.0% | 0.0465 terawatt-hours | 0.5815 terawatt-hours |
| 1943 | -61.9% | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours |
| 1950 | +71.2% | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours |
| 1946 | -60.0% | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 0.8141 terawatt-hours |
| 1959 | +63.4% | 26.33 terawatt-hours | 43.03 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0465 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 0.5815 terawatt-hours | 4.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 0.6048 terawatt-hours | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.85 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 43.03 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 130.22 terawatt-hours | 63.97 terawatt-hours | 252.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 816.72 terawatt-hours | 356.46 terawatt-hours | 1,235 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,389 terawatt-hours | 1,177 terawatt-hours | 1,601 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,744 terawatt-hours | 1,609 terawatt-hours | 1,863 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,059 terawatt-hours | 1,891 terawatt-hours | 2,215 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,351 terawatt-hours | 2,202 terawatt-hours | 2,495 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,397 terawatt-hours | 2,265 terawatt-hours | 2,513 terawatt-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 oil production in China?
- Oil production in China was 2,513 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,513 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does China rank for oil production?
- China ranks 7th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.