Coal is by far the major primary energy fuel used in China, with a consumption volume amounting to 88.4 exajoules in 2022. 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 13.3 exajoules in 2022, up from 11.3 exajoules in the previous year.
Primary energy consumption in China from 2019 to 2022, by fuel (in exajoules)
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Primary energy consumption in China from 2019 to 2022, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265612/primary-energy-consumption-in-china-by-fuel-type-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Primary energy consumption in China from 2019 to 2022, by fuel (in exajoules)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265612/primary-energy-consumption-in-china-by-fuel-type-in-oil-equivalent/
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Energy Institute. "Primary Energy Consumption in China from 2019 to 2022, by Fuel (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265612/primary-energy-consumption-in-china-by-fuel-type-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute, Primary energy consumption in China from 2019 to 2022, by fuel (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265612/primary-energy-consumption-in-china-by-fuel-type-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Primary energy consumption in China from 2019 to 2022, by fuel (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265612/primary-energy-consumption-in-china-by-fuel-type-in-oil-equivalent/