China--A Superpower in Energy Consumption

According to the Paris-based International Energy Agency, China surpassed USA in 2009 in the total consumption of energy, with the Asian giant consuming energy from sources from oil, coal, wind, solar power and others equivalent to 2.265 billion tons of oil compared to USA's consumption of 2.169 billion tons of oil. However, USA is still five times higher in energy consumption compared to China in terms of per capita energy consumption.