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China’s total final electricity consumption grew over 20 times from 1980 to 2017. The industrial
sector is the largest electricity consumer in China, accounting for over 80% in 1980 and 69% in
2017. The average annual growth rate of electricity consumption in the industrial sector from
1980 to 2017 was about 8%. Electricity consumption in the buildings sector and transport
sector grew faster than the industrial sector, with average annual growth rates of 13% and 15%
from 1980 to 2017, respectively, reflecting the rising rate of electrification of these sectors.
Final Electricity Consumption by End-Use Sector (TWh)
Sector
Industry
Buildings
Transport
Agriculture
2016
4,075
1,074
125
109
2017
4,255
1,160
142
118
% Change
4%
8%
13%
8%
Figure 1-8. China’s Final Electricity Consumption by End-Use Sector (1980-2017)
Source: NBS, various years (b).
Note: Construction sector is included in the industrial sector.
The share of electricity in final energy use has increased from 15% in 2000 to 19% in 2010 to
23% in 2017 (Figure 1-9). Among the end-use sectors, the electrification rate in the transport
sector is the lowest, at 4% in 2017. The buildings sector has the highest electrification rate,
reaching almost 30% in 2017, followed by the industrial sector with an electrification rate of
24%. The electrification rate decreased slightly from 22% to 21% in the agriculture sector during
the same period.
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