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by BrianHenryIE 604 days ago
I found the article lacking the context of the total electricity generation. Is this 1%, 10%?
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IEA: Energy system of China

https://www.iea.org/countries/china (2022)

There's total energy : https://www.iea.org/countries/china/energy-mix

and there's just electricity : https://www.iea.org/countries/china/electricity

Total 2022 electricity production in China: 8 950 643 GWh (Global #1)

Total 2022 electricity production in USofA: 4 495 368 GWh (Global #2)

Currently coal is the source of 62% of China's total electricity generation.