China 2009 Energy Consumption Ranks Below U.S., Xinhua Reports
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China, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, consumed less energy than the U.S. last year, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing a government statement.
Energy use reached 2.146 billion metric tons of oil equivalent, at least 200 million tons less than U.S. consumption, Xinhua said, citing a joint statement by the National Energy Administration and National Bureau of Statistics. China’s energy consumption per capita was 1.61 tons of oil equivalent in 2009, one-fifth of the U.S., according to the Xinhua report.