Investment in geological exploration in China 2010-2022, by mineral type

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.

在2022年，我国在油气地质勘探领域投入约820亿元人民币。同年，非油气矿产资源的勘探投资金额为186.4亿元人民币。相较之下，我国油气勘探投资在2012年创下了超过1290亿元人民币的历史新高。