In 2023, China invested nearly 94 billion yuan in geological exploration for oil and gas. Non-oil and gas mineral resources had an exploration investment amounting to 20 billion yuan that year.
By comparison, China's total geological exploration investments had reached a historical high of over 129 billion yuan in 2012.
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Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2023
(in billion yuan)
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Ministry of Natural Resources (China). (October 15, 2024). Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2023 (in billion yuan) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
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Investments in geological exploration in oil and gas and mineral resources in China from 2010 to 2023 (in billion yuan) [Graph], Ministry of Natural Resources (China), October 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112913/china-investment-in-geological-exploration-by-type/
