This statistic shows renewable energy consumption in China from 2002 to 2018. In 2018, renewable energy consumption came to approximately 143.5 million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Consumption of renewable energy in China from 2002 to 2018
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
Consumption in million metric tons of oil equivalent
Based on gross generation from renewable sources including wind, geothermal, solar, biomass and waste, and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38 percent conversion efficiency in a modern thermal power station.
Figures prior to 2007 have been taken from previous publications.
Figure of 2017 was restated in 2019 report.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Consumption of renewable energy in China from 2002 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274058/renewable-energy-consumption-in-china/
BP. "Consumption of renewable energy in China from 2002 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274058/renewable-energy-consumption-in-china/
BP. (2019). Consumption of renewable energy in China from 2002 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274058/renewable-energy-consumption-in-china/
BP. "Consumption of Renewable Energy in China from 2002 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274058/renewable-energy-consumption-in-china/
BP, Consumption of renewable energy in China from 2002 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274058/renewable-energy-consumption-in-china/ (last visited June 01, 2020)
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