The Globalist Chartroom: Peak China
A collection of charts, graphs and maps exploring what China leads the world in.
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As much as many countries try to excel at some things and can lead the world in others, China is in a different league.
Here are 16 things in which China is number one. They range from well-known categories to quite unexpected ones.
How much has China’s economy grown since 1989?
The numbers are staggering — it is now 14 times larger
Where is China number one (but soon won’t be)?
Population — India will ctach up soon…
How big is China’s population?
It accounts for almost 20% of the world population. That means 1 out of every 5 people on this planet is Chinese
How many people speak Chinese as a first language?
1.3 billion — that is three times more than there are Spanish speakers
How many science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates does China have per annum?
Almost 5 million — twice as much as India, which is in second place.
How much CO2 does China emit?
Over 11,000 megatons — as much as the United States, the EU and India combined
How many electric vehicles are sold in China?
600,000 — three times more than in the United States, which is in second place
How much does China’s industry produce annually?
$4 trillion worth — almost as much as the United States, Japan and Germany combined
What about China’s raw material consumption?
It’s a staggering amount — China uses up half of the world’s steel, copper, nickel, coal and cement
How much does China export?
$2.5 trillion — almost as much as the United States (at $1.7 trillion) and Germany (at $1.6 trillion), which are the second and third ranked exporters, combined
How many miles of high-speed rail does China have?
Almost 20,000! — more than the next 9 countries combined
What is the world’s biggest human migration — occurring annually?
Chinese New Year — it dwarfs all others. It is eight times more than in the United States at Thanksgiving
How large are China’s foreign currency reserves?
$3.1 trillion — that’s more than Japan, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and India combined
How much U.S. debt does China hold?
Over $1 trillion — only slightly ahead of Japan
How much clothes does China make for Europeans?
China makes 32% of the EU’s clothes — Bangladesh and Turkey are number 2 and 3
What is China’s biggest oil company?
Sinopec — it has revenues of almost $500 billion. That’s $50 billion more than Shell, the largest Western oil company
