China Surpasses Grain and Energy Targets Ahead of 14th Five-Year Plan
China's food and energy security has remained robust in recent years, steadily progressing towards the ambitious goals set in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025).
The Plan highlights grain production capacity and energy as crucial indicators of the nation's economic and social development. It aims to maintain overall grain output above 650 million tons and increase annual domestic energy production capacity to over 4.6 billion tons of standard coal by 2025.
Demonstrating remarkable resilience, China has maintained grain output above 650 million tons for nine consecutive years. In 2024, the country achieved a historic milestone by surpassing 700 million tons of grain production for the first time, despite challenges from severe natural disasters.
By the end of 2024, China developed over 1 billion mu (about 66.7 million hectares) of high-standard farmland and constructed irrigation networks spanning more than 10 million kilometers, bolstering agricultural productivity and sustainability.
In the energy sector, China solidified its position as the world's largest energy producer. In 2023, the nation's total primary energy output reached 4.83 billion tons of standard coal, marking a 202.6-fold increase since 1949 with an average annual growth rate of 7.4 percent.
The 14th Five-Year Plan emphasizes accelerating the energy revolution to build a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy system, while enhancing energy supply assurance capabilities. This has led to a significant transformation from traditional power sources to new energy.
By the end of 2023, renewable energy power generation capacity in China surpassed half of the total installed capacity for the first time in history. In 2024, renewable energy dominated China's newly installed power capacity, comprising 86 percent of the total, while the cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy reached a record high of 56 percent of the nation's total.
Additionally, China's first-ever energy law took effect on January 1, 2025, aiming to promote high-quality energy development, ensure national energy security, accelerate the green transition, and support the country's efforts to achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals.
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China secures grain, energy to meet 14th Five-Year Plan targets
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