Renewable energy share in China
Renewable sources provided 15.2% of final energy consumption in China in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2006.
China, 2021
15.2%
Change from 2020
+0.3percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2021
12.3%
Position in 2021
123rd of 212
Renewable energy share in China over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.2% | – |
| 2020 | 14.9% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 14.9% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 11.3%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, China has the 123rd highest value.