Net energy imports in China
Net imports covered 24.0% of energy use in China in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
China, 2024
24.0%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2023
14.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
24.0%
Position in 2024
78th of 139
Net energy imports in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.0% | – |
| 2023 | 23.3% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 23.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 17.5%, the figure has changed by +6.5 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, China has the 78th highest value.