China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest consumer of energy

China v US energy consumption

China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest consumer of energy, according to preliminary data from the IEA

China's energy use has more than doubled over the last decade to overtake the United States as the word's biggest user, according to preliminary data from the International Energy Agency.
As the data from the IEA shows, China has gone from using 1,107 million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe) in 2000, to 2,131 Mtoe in 2008 and is estimated to have consumed 2,265 Mtoe in 2009.

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