Public expenditure on fossil fuels worldwide by select country 2016-2020
China is the country with the largest public expenditure on fossil fuels in the world. Between 2016 and 2020, the Chinese government spent 809 billion U.S. dollars supporting the oil, natural gas, and coal industry. By comparison, Saudi Arabia spent 342 billion U.S. dollars, while Turkey's expenditure on fossil fuel support stood at 27 billion U.S. dollars. Canada had the greatest change in fossil fuel support during this period.
