In 2022, China invested around 82 billion yuan in geological exploration for oil and gas. Non oil and gas mineral resources has a exploration investment amounting to 18.64 billion yuan that year.
By comparison, China's oil and gas exploration investments reached a historical high of over 129 billion yuan in 2012.
Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2022
(in billion yuan)
Characteristic
Oil and gas
Non-oil or gas
2010
61.7
40.7
2011
67.5
44.3
2012
78.7
51
2013
74.1
47
2014
72.1
40.6
2015
60
32.9
2016
52.8
24.7
2017
58.4
19.8
2018
63.7
17.4
2019
82.1
17.1
2020
71.02
16.16
2021
79.91
17.38
2022
82.39
18.64
0255075100125150
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Ministry of Natural Resources (China). (October 19, 2023). Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2022 (in billion yuan) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
Ministry of Natural Resources (China). "Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2022 (in billion yuan)." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
Ministry of Natural Resources (China). (2023). Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2022 (in billion yuan). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
Ministry of Natural Resources (China). "Investments in Geological Exploration in Oil and Gas and Mineral Resources in China from 2010 to 2022 (in Billion Yuan)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
Ministry of Natural Resources (China), Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2022 (in billion yuan) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2022 (in billion yuan) [Graph], Ministry of Natural Resources (China), October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
