China vs India: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
China
465.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
53.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 465.08 terawatt-hours against 53.96 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 411.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 8.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0491 terawatt-hours | 0.1452 terawatt-hours | 0.0961 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 60.14 terawatt-hours | 9.46 terawatt-hours | 50.68 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 278.64 terawatt-hours | 26.94 terawatt-hours | 251.71 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, China or India?
- China, at 465.08 terawatt-hours against 53.96 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between China and India?
- 411.12 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 111 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 solar and wind. 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.