Coal is by far the major primary energy fuel used in China, with a consumption volume amounting to 91.9 exajoules in 2023. Ranking second that year was oil, accounting for less than 20 percent of the East Asian country's total consumption. By contrast, China's primary energy consumption from renewable sources amounted to 16.1 exajoules in 2023, up from 13.4 exajoules in the previous year.
Primary energy consumption in China from 2018 to 2023, by fuel
(in exajoules)
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Primary energy consumption in China from 2018 to 2023, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/265612/primary-energy-consumption-in-china-by-fuel-type-in-oil-equivalent/
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