Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in China
China: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in China, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 2.3% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in China peaked at 5.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2023.
China ranks 77th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.0% | — |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in China?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in China was 2.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- How does China rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- China ranks 77th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.