Cell phone penetration in China as of 2006 was only 35.3 handsets per 100 people. Considering that the population of China is over 1.3 billion, we can estimate that there are at least 463 million mobile handsets in operation. More interestingly, given that mobile phone penetration rates in more advanced countries are over 75%, as China continues to develop the market for cell phones will more than double in size.
The chart below shows mobile phone adoption in China from 2002-2006.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Most of the energy production in China is comprised of coal, which in 2006 accounted for 76.7% of total energy production. The chart below shows the percentage share for all types of energy produced in China since 1978.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
You may also want to see the chart of sources of energy in China.
Coal is the primary source of energy in China, with a 69.4% share in 2006. Crude oil had a 20.4%, natural gas had 3.0%, and hydro-, nuclear-, and wind-power accounted for the remaining 7.2%. The chart below shows the percentage share for each energy source since 1978.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
Coal accounts for approximately 70% of the total energy consumed in China. This percentage share has not changed much since 1978, as shown in the graph below. It reached a peak of 76.2% in 1990, and a low of 66.3% in 2002.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
The National Bureau of Statistics of China reports energy consumption in metric tons of Standard Coal Equivalent. The graph below shows that total energy consumption in China grew from 571 million tons of SCE in 1978 to 2462 million tons of SCE in 2006. Note that one SCE equals 29.31 Giga Joules (low heat).
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
You may also want to see our China section for more facts and statistics.
China had a trade deficit as recently as 1993, as shown in the graph below. After 2004, China’s trade surplus exploded from USD 32 billion to USD 102 billion.
The source of data for the graph is the National Bureau of Statistics of China. You may also want to check our China section, our graph of Chinese exports, and our graph of Chinese imports.
Chinese imports, just like Chinese exports, grew exponentially starting from 1978 until 2006, as show in the graph below. The dashed line shows an exponential trend line. The exponential regression equation and R2 values are also shown.
The data is sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Check additional statistics in our China section.
Chinese exports grew exponentially starting from 1978 until 2006, as show in the graph below. The dashed line shows an exponential trend line. The exponential regression equation and R2 values are also shown.
The data is sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Check additional statistics in our China section.
A complete list of mobile network operators in China has been uploaded to the China section of the site.
I just finished a major upgrade to the thematic map engine. It can now generate color-coded maps (choropleths) for individual countries. Check out the following examples:
I have population data for several other countries. I will soon make it easier to discover which country maps are available.
