Reference Data in China 2,585 indicators covering reference data for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Personal remittances and foreign aid received 17.12 billion current US$ 2021 up 3.3% 11th Per capita daily coal consumption 0.0084 short tons per capita per day 2019 up 18.7% 10th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual -1.92 % change on previous year 2019 down 161.4% 112th Per capita daily gas consumption 0.0212 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 up 230.0% 78th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 1,823 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 3.3% 145th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate -13.54 % change on previous year 2019 down 2,516.7% 132nd Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 0.37 % change on previous year 2019 down 62.2% 85th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year 2021 down 24.0% 78th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.01 barrels per capita per day 2018 up 64.3% 109th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.3 2018 unchanged 95th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.3 2018 unchanged 95th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.3 2018 unchanged 48th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% 2019 up 2.0% 157th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 399.86 units per person 2025 up 116.0% 99th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 57.39 units per person 2025 down 33.3% 55th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 80.72 billion 2025 down 32.0% 14th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 562.44 billion 2025 up 120.2% 15th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.0288 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 27.4% 121st 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 60.7% 54th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 24.52 % change on previous year 2019 up 134.3% 65th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate 10.77 % change on previous year 2019 down 90.4% 52nd Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0007 units per person 2023 up 156.4% 49th Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 up 31.2% 89th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0.0001 hectares per person 2025 down 64.9% 118th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 71,417 hectares 2025 down 64.2% 53rd Wildfire area burned by land cover type 2,297 hectares 2025 up 33.8% 27th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 932,712 2023 up 165.3% 1st Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 661.16 articles per million people 2023 up 156.4% 49th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 41.5% 17th Total Reserves 3.43 million 2025 up 2.4% 1st Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0993 units per square kilometre 2023 up 165.3% 38th Rule of Law - Governance score 46.99 0-100 2024 up 4.2% 140th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 16.1% 140th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 5.59 arrivals per 1,000 people 2020 down 86.4% 188th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 27.91 0-100 2024 down 15.3% 193rd Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 21.1% 193rd Total Reserves, per capita 0.0024 units per person 2025 up 0.4% 54th Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.8% 70th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.67 years 2019 up 77.7% 40th Political Stability - Governance score 63.28 0-100 2024 up 11.1% 118th Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 70.7% 118th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 91.29 million 2019 up 103.1% 1st Control of Corruption - Governance score 49.65 0-100 2024 up 18.9% 88th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.0887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 129.4% 88th Elected parliament and government 0 2025 — 165th Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 — 110th Average annual surface temperature 8.21 °C 2025 up 7.2% 174th Annual temperature anomalies 1.03 °C 2025 up 116.8% 39th Political liberties 0 2025 — 80th Political opposition 0 2025 — 160th Gas consumption per person 3,121 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 123.8% 74th Oil consumption per person 6,639 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 40.2% 122nd Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 66.3% 2025 up 15.7% 117th Urban area over the long-term 89,331 km² per grid cell 2025 up 26.4% 2nd Red List Index 0.83 index 2025 down 2.4% 138th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 53.74 0-100 2024 up 3.0% 99th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.0713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 57.8% 99th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 68.76 0-100 2024 up 13.0% 42nd Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 83.0% 42nd Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 4.29 % change on previous year 2019 up 115.1% 48th ← Previous Page 9 of 44 Next →