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Per capita daily gas consumption in China

China: Per capita daily gas consumption was 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
78th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
in 2019
All-time low
0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day
in 1982
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Per capita daily gas consumption in China, 1980–2019

00.0050.010.0150.021980199920191980: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1981: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1982: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1983: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1984: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1985: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1986: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1987: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1988: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1989: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1990: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1991: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1992: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1993: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1994: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1995: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1996: 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1997: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1998: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day1999: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2000: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2001: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2002: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2003: 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2004: 0.003 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2005: 0.003 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2006: 0.004 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2007: 0.005 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2008: 0.006 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2009: 0.006 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2010: 0.008 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2011: 0.009 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2012: 0.01 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2013: 0.012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2014: 0.013 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2015: 0.013 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2016: 0.015 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2017: 0.017 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2018: 0.019 thousand cubic feet per capita per day2019: 0.021 thousand cubic feet per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in thousand cubic feet per capita per day.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day for per capita daily gas consumption in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 230.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily gas consumption in China peaked at 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day, in 1982.

China ranks 78th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita daily gas consumption in China, year by year

Year thousand cubic feet per capita per day Change
1980 0.0014 thousand cubic feet per capita per day —
1981 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -12.0%
1982 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -16.6%
1983 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +11.5%
1984 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.3%
1985 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.9%
1986 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.3%
1987 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.4%
1988 0.0013 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.2%
1989 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -1.1%
1990 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -3.5%
1991 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.0%
1992 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day -0.2%
1993 0.0013 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +3.5%
1994 0.0013 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.2%
1995 0.0013 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +0.9%
1996 0.0015 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +9.9%
1997 0.0016 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +6.8%
1998 0.0016 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +2.9%
1999 0.0017 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +7.0%
2000 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +14.4%
2001 0.0021 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +7.2%
2002 0.0023 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +8.2%
2003 0.0024 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +7.1%
2004 0.0029 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +17.4%
2005 0.0035 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +21.8%
2006 0.0042 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +19.8%
2007 0.0052 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +24.3%
2008 0.0056 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +8.9%
2009 0.0064 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +14.1%
2010 0.0077 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +20.0%
2011 0.0094 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +22.1%
2012 0.0103 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +9.2%
2013 0.0116 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +13.0%
2014 0.0128 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +10.5%
2015 0.0135 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +4.8%
2016 0.0145 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +7.9%
2017 0.0167 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +14.6%
2018 0.0195 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +16.9%
2019 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0014 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
1990s 0.0014 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0012 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0017 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0037 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.002 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0064 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0137 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0077 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 75 Peru 0.023 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  2. 76 Colombia 0.0216 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  3. 77 Pakistan 0.0216 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  4. 79 Macau, China 0.0207 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  5. 80 Syrian Arab Republic 0.02 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare
  6. 81 Bangladesh 0.0186 thousand cubic feet per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily gas consumption in China?
Per capita daily gas consumption in China was 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily gas consumption recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 2019.
What is the lowest per capita daily gas consumption recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.001 thousand cubic feet per capita per day in 1982.
How does China rank for per capita daily gas consumption?
China ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is per capita daily gas consumption rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 230.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily gas consumption (thousand cubic feet per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita daily gas consumption (thousand cubic feet per capita per day)
Unit
thousand cubic feet per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,265 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.