Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in China

China: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita was 85.78 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
85.78 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 129.6%
World rank
48th
of 208 countries
All-time high
175.84 current US$ per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.012 current US$ per person
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in China, 1970–2021

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in China is 85.78 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 129.6% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in China peaked at 175.84 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.012 current US$ per person, in 1970.

China ranks 48th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in China, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 0.012 current US$ per person —
1971 0.0699 current US$ per person +481.0%
1972 0.1339 current US$ per person +91.6%
1973 0.3882 current US$ per person +189.8%
1974 3.54 current US$ per person +811.4%
1975 6.57 current US$ per person +85.7%
1976 7.73 current US$ per person +17.6%
1977 9.12 current US$ per person +18.0%
1978 9.56 current US$ per person +4.9%
1979 18.97 current US$ per person +98.4%
1980 22.79 current US$ per person +20.2%
1981 22.12 current US$ per person -3.0%
1982 18.64 current US$ per person -15.7%
1983 15.97 current US$ per person -14.4%
1984 15.22 current US$ per person -4.7%
1985 16.84 current US$ per person +10.7%
1986 8.43 current US$ per person -49.9%
1987 9.25 current US$ per person +9.6%
1988 8.2 current US$ per person -11.3%
1989 12.38 current US$ per person +51.0%
1990 16.44 current US$ per person +32.8%
1991 10.3 current US$ per person -37.4%
1992 9.92 current US$ per person -3.7%
1993 8.52 current US$ per person -14.2%
1994 7.27 current US$ per person -14.6%
1995 9.24 current US$ per person +27.1%
1996 10.93 current US$ per person +18.3%
1997 9.53 current US$ per person -12.8%
1998 5.01 current US$ per person -47.4%
1999 8.27 current US$ per person +65.1%
2000 17.03 current US$ per person +105.9%
2001 16.31 current US$ per person -4.3%
2002 13.7 current US$ per person -16.0%
2003 15.66 current US$ per person +14.3%
2004 40.47 current US$ per person +158.4%
2005 49.86 current US$ per person +23.2%
2006 58.69 current US$ per person +17.7%
2007 68.54 current US$ per person +16.8%
2008 147.46 current US$ per person +115.2%
2009 64.1 current US$ per person -56.5%
2010 112.21 current US$ per person +75.0%
2011 175.84 current US$ per person +56.7%
2012 124.67 current US$ per person -29.1%
2013 102.53 current US$ per person -17.8%
2014 89.8 current US$ per person -12.4%
2015 44 current US$ per person -51.0%
2016 37.73 current US$ per person -14.2%
2017 51.33 current US$ per person +36.0%
2018 69.46 current US$ per person +35.3%
2019 56.11 current US$ per person -19.2%
2020 37.36 current US$ per person -33.4%
2021 85.78 current US$ per person +129.6%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 85.78 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.55 current US$ per person, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 85.78 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1288 current US$ per person, 666.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +811.4% 0.3882 current US$ per person 3.54 current US$ per person
1971 +481.0% 0.012 current US$ per person 0.0699 current US$ per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.61 current US$ per person 0.012 current US$ per person 18.97 current US$ per person 10
1980s 14.99 current US$ per person 8.2 current US$ per person 22.79 current US$ per person 10
1990s 9.54 current US$ per person 5.01 current US$ per person 16.44 current US$ per person 10
2000s 49.18 current US$ per person 13.7 current US$ per person 147.46 current US$ per person 10
2010s 86.37 current US$ per person 37.73 current US$ per person 175.84 current US$ per person 10
2020s 61.57 current US$ per person 37.36 current US$ per person 85.78 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 45 Romania 107.3 current US$ per person compare
  2. 46 Thailand 94.09 current US$ per person compare
  3. 47 South Sudan 91.4 current US$ per person compare
  4. 49 Indonesia 82.53 current US$ per person compare
  5. 50 Bolivia 75.62 current US$ per person compare
  6. 51 Chad 61.13 current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in China?
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in China was 85.78 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 175.84 current US$ per person in 2011.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.012 current US$ per person in 1970.
How does China rank for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita?
China ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,765 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.