Figure 1
The line graph shows two time series representing total energy production and total energy consumption over multiple years. The horizontal axis ranges from 2002 to 2022 in increments of 1 year. At the bottom, the legend includes “Total Energy Production” shown as a blue solid line with markers and “Total Energy Consumption” shown as an orange solid line with markers. The blue solid line “Total Energy Production” shows the following values by year: 44.18 in 2002, 50.76 in 2003, 57.98 in 2004, 64.17 in 2005, 69.29 in 2006, 73.33 in 2007, 78.53 in 2008, 83.76 in 2009, 92.71 in 2010, 100.68 in 2011, 105.67 in 2012, 107.40 in 2013, 107.88 in 2014, 106.94 in 2015, 100.05 in 2016, 101.43 in 2017, 108.20 in 2018, 114.92 in 2019, 117.20 in 2020, 122.79 in 2021, and 124.16 in 2022. The orange solid line “Total Energy Consumption” shows the following values by year: 45.78 in 2002, 53.35 in 2003, 64.30 in 2004, 72.11 in 2005, 79.72 in 2006, 85.83 in 2007, 89.15 in 2008, 96.53 in 2009, 107.53 in 2010, 117.93 in 2011, 125.47 in 2012, 129.42 in 2013, 130.41 in 2014, 129.50 in 2015, 129.75 in 2016, 131.15 in 2017, 136.57 in 2018, 142.10 in 2019, 144.44 in 2020, 151.64 in 2021, and 153.52 in 2022. Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Total Chinese energy production and consumption over 20 Years (in quadrillion British thermal units). Source: Compiled data from the official website of the US energy information administration (EIA, 2025a, b, c, d, e)