Electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources rose 4.81% to 4,571,987 GWh in China in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources in China reached an all time high of 4,571,987 GWh in 2017 and an all time low of 242,420 GWh in 1980. When compared to China's main peers, electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources in India amounted to 1,227,176 GWh, 798,698 GWh in Japan, 698,894 GWh in Russia and 2,705,393 GWh in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Oil, Gas & Coal Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bangladesh | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43,189 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Canada | GWh | 144,404 | 135,249 | 133,698 | 132,464 | 142,865 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | GWh | 3,816,307 | 3,877,028 | 4,200,573 | 4,213,740 | 4,219,091 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | GWh | 355,755 | 361,201 | 362,922 | 341,198 | 340,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | GWh | 828,167 | 893,454 | 924,929 | 1,025,291 | 1,080,445 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | GWh | 817,633 | 967,320 | 943,922 | 922,259 | 864,221 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | GWh | 234,325 | 243,611 | 244,917 | 240,307 | 251,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | GWh | 61,476 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | GWh | 713,780 | 723,375 | 700,538 | 704,281 | 698,408 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | GWh | 352,023 | 368,706 | 383,875 | 365,762 | 363,831 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | GWh | 2,998,782 | 2,983,897 | 2,952,653 | 2,957,605 | 2,932,522 |
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