China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD (EI): Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
China (People’s Republic of)
7.6%
in 2025
OECD (EI)
-0.1%
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
7th
OECD (EI) rank
2nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 7.6% against -0.1% in OECD (EI), a difference of 7.7%.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 88.0 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and OECD (EI) ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137.2% | 2.5% | 134.7% | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 0.2% | 18.1% | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 17.6% | -1.2% | 18.7% | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 5.7% | -0.9% | 6.6% | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, China (People’s Republic of) or OECD (EI)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 7.6% against -0.1% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD (EI)?
- 7.7%, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD (EI)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and OECD (EI) ranks 2nd of 36 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 percentage change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.