Renewable energy consumption in China
China: Renewable energy consumption was 9.08 million TJ in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in China, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
China recorded 9.08 million TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in China peaked at 9.15 million TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.66 million TJ, in 2011.
China ranks 1st of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.00 million TJ | 8.73 million TJ | 9.15 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.42 million TJ | 7.92 million TJ | 8.97 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 million TJ | 7.66 million TJ | 9.08 million TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in China?
- Renewable energy consumption in China was 9.08 million TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 million TJ in 1997.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 million TJ in 2011.
- How does China rank for renewable energy consumption?
- China ranks 1st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste