China: LPG production

The latest value from 2014 is 776.52 thousand barrels per day, an increase from 752.61 thousand barrels per day in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 20.87 thousand barrels per day, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for China from 1986 to 2014 is 344.89 thousand barrels per day. The minimum value, 3.8 thousand barrels per day, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 776.52 thousand barrels per day was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Liquefied petroleum gases include ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, isobutane, and isobutylene. The Liquefied Petroleum Gases production also includes, where data are available, liquefied petroleum gases sold directly from natural gas processing plants for fuel or chemical uses and pentanes plus.