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Table 1. China energy indicators, 2023
  Petroleum and other liquids Natural gas Coal Nuclear Hydro Other renewables Total
Primary energy production (quads) 9.0

8.5

93.8 4.4   10.8 126.6
Primary energy production (percentage) 7% 7% 74% 4%   9% 100%
Primary energy consumption (quads) 32.2 14.6 100.1 4.4   10.5 161.9
Primary energy consumption (percentage) 20% 9% 62% 3%   6% 100%
Generation (billion kWh) 11.6 272.0 5,449.2 433.4 1,242.3 1,660.9 9,119.4
Generation (percentage) <1% 3% 60% 5% 14% 18% 100%

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics and estimates
Note: Generation does not include other gases or biomass and waste. Total may not equal 100% due to independent rounding. Quads=quadrillion British thermal units, kWh=kilowatthours

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Map 1. China

Figure 1. Map of China

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration and World Bank

Petroleum and other liquids


Table 2. China's National Oil Companies Production, 2024
  Sinopec China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) PetroChina
Domestic crude oil production, 2024 696,000 b/d 1 million b/d 2.6 million b/d
2023–2024 YoY change (%) 1% 5% <1%
Proved reserves, 2024 2.1 billion barrels 7.3 billion BOE* 5.4 billion barrels

Data source: CNOOC 2024 Annual Results, Sinopec 2024 Annual Report and Accounts, and PetroChina 2024 Annual Report
Note: Rounding of numbers and different definitions of condensate may contribute to discrepancies between production numbers found here and those in other parts of the brief.
*CNOOC reserve numbers are in BOE (barrel of oil equivalent) due to the number representing both crude oil and natural gas.


Figure 1. China's petroleum and other liquids production, consumption and imports 2015–2024
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Figure 2. China's refined petroleum product consumption, 2014–2023
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Natural Gas

Figure 3. China's natural gas production, consumption, and imports 2014–2023
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Coal

Figure 4. China's coal production, consumption and imports, 2014–2023
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Figure 5. China's coal production and imports by type, 2023
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Electricity

Figure 6. China's electricity generation by source, 2014–2023
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Figure 7. China's installed generation capacity, 2024
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Map 2. China's total electricity generation capacity by province, 2024

Map 2. China's total electricity generation capacity by province, 2024

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, World Bank, and Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, February 2025 release


Map 3. China's fossil fuel electricity generation capacity by province, 2024

Map 3. China's fossil fuel electricity generation capacity by province, 2024

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, World Bank, and Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, February 2025 release



Map 4. China’s renewable generation capacity by province, 2024

Map 4. China’s renewable generation capacity by province, 2024

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, World Bank, and Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, February 2025 release



Map 5. China’s nuclear generation capacity by province, 2024

Map 5. China’s nuclear generation capacity by province, 2024

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, World Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, Power Reactor Information System, and Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, February 2025 release


Energy Trade

Petroleum and other liquids

 

Figure 8. China's petroleum product imports by source, 2022
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Figure 9. Largest changes in crude and condensate imports year on year by source, 2023–2024
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Figure 10. China's petroleum product imports from its largest suppliers, 2024
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Figure 11. China's petroleum product imports by type, 2024
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Figure 12. China's largest petroleum product exports by destination, 2024
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Figure 13. China's petroleum product exports by type, 2024
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Natural gas

 

Figure 14. China's natural gas imports by source, 2023
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Figure 15. Countries with largest year-on-year increases in LNG exports to China, 2023
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Coal

 

Figure 16. China's coal imports by source, 2024
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Electricity

Figure 17. China's electricity exports by destination, 2024
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