Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China
China: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2000.
China ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 38.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 58.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 84.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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- 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 proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in China was 90.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- How does China rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- China ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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