China: Percent of world oil production
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| China |
Oil production percent of world total |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 5.127 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1973 - 2025 |
| Average | 5.009 |
| Min - Max | 2.554 - 6.054 |
| Source | The Global Economy |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 5.127 percent, a decline from 5.171 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 0.526 percent, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1973 to 2025 is 5.009 percent. The minimum value, 2.554 percent, was reached in 1973 while the maximum of 6.054 percent was recorded in 1987.
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| Recent values | China: Percent of world oil production |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.127 |
| 2024 | 5.171 |
| 2023 | 5.105 |
| 2022 | 5.064 |
| 2021 | 5.152 |
| 2020 | 5.096 |
| 2019 | 4.626 |
| 2018 | 4.520 |
Definition: Oil production as percent of total world oil production.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Percent of world exports | 12.36 | 2024 | percent |
| Percent of world imports | 10.90 | 2024 | percent |
| Percent of world FDI | 3.22 | 2024 | percent |
| Percent of world foreign exchange reserves | 22.812 | 2025 | percent |
| Percent of world oil production | 5.127 | 2025 | percent |
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