BPStatisticalReview2016.PDF

BP Statistical Review 2016 China’s energy market in 2015 Despite slowing economic activity and changing economic structure, China still maintains its role as the world’s largest energy consumer, producer and net importer. Fast facts 1. China accounted for 23% of global energy consumption and 34% of net energy consumption growth. 2. China became the world’s top generator of solar energy, overtaking both Germany and the US. 3. China’s CO2 emissions from energy use declined by 0.1% in 2015, the first decline in emissions since 1998. +1.5%  China’s energy consumption grew  Coal production fell by 2 %, by 1.5% in 2015. This was less compared to the 10-year average Growth in China’s energy than one-third of the 10-year growth of 3.9 %. This was the consumption average growth rate of 5.3% and second fall in coal production in the slowest annual rate of growth China since 1998. Production of since 1998. other fossil fuels grew: natural gas by 4.8 % and oil by 1.5%. -1.5%  China remained the world’s largest energy consumer and accounted  Among non-fossil fuels solar grew Decline in China’s coal for 23% of global energy the fastest (+69.7%), followed by consumption consumption and 34% of net nuclear (+28.9%) and wind global energy growth. (+15.8%). Hydro grew by 5% in