China vs Singapore: Annual change in primary energy from coal
China
0.459 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore
0.4402 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
20th
Singapore rank
21st
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- China
- Singapore
How they compare
China currently reports 0.459 terawatt-hours against 0.4402 terawatt-hours in Singapore, a difference of 0.0188 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 21st of 78 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.48 terawatt-hours | -0.0029 terawatt-hours | 46.48 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 188.61 terawatt-hours | -0.0027 terawatt-hours | 188.61 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 264.42 terawatt-hours | 0.0136 terawatt-hours | 264.41 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 205.21 terawatt-hours | -0.0144 terawatt-hours | 205.23 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 1,151 terawatt-hours | 0.0047 terawatt-hours | 1,151 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 309.67 terawatt-hours | 0.5279 terawatt-hours | 309.14 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 486.69 terawatt-hours | -0.229 terawatt-hours | 486.92 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, China or Singapore?
- China, at 0.459 terawatt-hours against 0.4402 terawatt-hours in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between China and Singapore?
- 0.0188 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Singapore rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- China ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 21st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.