China vs India: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
China
528.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
103.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 528.4 terawatt-hours against 103.04 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 425.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 5.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2906 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 2.09 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 2.55 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 6.99 terawatt-hours | 0.9201 terawatt-hours | 6.07 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 8.71 terawatt-hours | 2.54 terawatt-hours | 6.16 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 52.22 terawatt-hours | 6.67 terawatt-hours | 45.55 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 144.62 terawatt-hours | 18.82 terawatt-hours | 125.79 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 327.82 terawatt-hours | 42.36 terawatt-hours | 285.46 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, China or India?
- China, at 528.4 terawatt-hours against 103.04 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between China and India?
- 425.36 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 renewables?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 77 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 renewables. 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.