Recently,　sustainable　energy　consumption　has　been　a　significant　factor　in　reducing　environmental　degradation　due　to　the　high　economic　growth,　and　this　phenomenon　demands　more　attention　of　scholars　and　policymakers.　Thus,　the　current　literature　examines　the　impact　of　economic　factors　such　as　economic　growth,　foreign　direct　investment　(FDI),　inflation,　and　population　growth　on　sustainable　energy　consumption　(SEC),　particularly　in　renewable　energy　consumption　(REC)　in　China.　This　study　used　secondary　data　collection　methods　extracted　from　world　development　indicators　(WDI),　incorporating　stationary　tests　like　Phillips-Perron　(PP)　and　Augmented　Dickey-Fuller　(ADF)　to　check　the　unit　root　of　the　constructs.　The　time-series　data　involved　are　from　1981　to　2019.　The　autoregressive　distributed　lag　(ARDL)　model　was　utilized　to　examine　the　association　among　the　variables.　The　results　indicated　that　economic　growth,　FDI,　inflation,　and　population　growth　were　positively　associated　with　SEC　in　China.　This　study　provides　the　guidelines　to　the　policymakers　to　develop　policies　related　to　the　SEC.