China's official: US remains the biggest energy consumer

Two departments to clarify "2009 China overtook the United States as the world's largest energy consumer" said the author: Guocheng Jiang Wang Youling "according to Xinhua news agency, Beijing, 11th," in response to recent foreign media on the "2009 China overtook the United States as the world's largest energy consumer" report, State Energy Bureau and National Bureau of Statistics 11th issued a joint dispatch to clarify.　　The two departments said that in 2009, China's total energy consumption than the United States less than 200 million tons of standard oil, per capita consumption of about one-fifth of the United States. State Energy Bureau, National Bureau of Statistics, said, "in accordance with the international method of conversion, 2009 China's energy consumption reduced to 2.146 billion tons of standard oil, per capita consumption of energy 1.61 tons of Standard Oil." According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency's website released late July, the United States energy consumption in 2009 total 2.382 billion tons of standard oil.　　According to official figures from China and the United States, the total energy consumption in 2009 was less than 200 million tons of standard oil per capita, and consumption was about one-fifth of the United States. Previously, the National Bureau of Statistics has released 2009 China energy consumption data.　　To objectively introduce the actual situation, the state Energy Bureau and the National Bureau of Statistics issued a joint press release 11th to clarify the 2009 energy consumption data.　　The two departments pointed out that in 2009, China's energy supply and demand experienced a gradual recovery from the trough of the international financial crisis to the economic rebound, and the steady growth of the national economy after the steady rebound.　　According to the preliminary statistics, 2009 National Primary energy production total 2.75 billion Tons Tce, Rose 5.2%, the growth fell 0.4%, the total energy consumption 3.066 billion Ton Tce, the growth 5.2%, increases by 1.3%. The two departments stressed that China is in the rapid development of industry and urbanization, energy consumption is still in the growth stage.　　In recent years, in order to reduce the economic growth of energy dependence, the state vigorously promote energy-saving emission reduction policies and measures, and actively adjust the industrial structure, accelerate the elimination of backward production capacity, total energy consumption growth in general slowed down, energy consumption intensity decreased, with lower energy consumption growth to support the steady and rapid development of Total energy consumption refers to the total amount of energy consumed by various industries and households of the national economy in a certain region. 2004-2009, China's total energy consumption growth fell from 16.1% to 5.2%, down 10.9%, an annual decline of 2.18%. "Eleven-Five" (2006-2010) 4 years ago, China's million gross domestic product (GDP) energy consumption from 1.276 tons Tce down to 1.077 tons of TCE, each year down 2.74%, 5.04%, 5.2% and 3.61% respectively, the cumulative decline of 15.61%, Average annual decline of 4.15%.