Chinese households consumed around 1,170 terawatt hours worth of electricity in 2021. The secondary sector, which includes the manufacturing industries, was the largest power consuming sector, at some 5,610 terawatt hours.
Electricity consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by sector (in terawatt hours)
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CEC. (January 27, 2022). Electricity consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by sector (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303021/china-electricity-consumption-by-sector/
CEC. "Electricity consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by sector (in terawatt hours)." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303021/china-electricity-consumption-by-sector/
CEC. (2022). Electricity consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by sector (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303021/china-electricity-consumption-by-sector/
CEC. "Electricity Consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by Sector (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303021/china-electricity-consumption-by-sector/
CEC, Electricity consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by sector (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303021/china-electricity-consumption-by-sector/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Electricity consumption in China in 2020 and 2021, by sector (in terawatt hours) [Graph], CEC, January 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303021/china-electricity-consumption-by-sector/