China vs CIS (EI): Coal consumption
China
25,622 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
1,521 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Coal consumption over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 25,622 terawatt-hours against 1,521 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 24,101 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 16.8 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and CIS (EI) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,358 terawatt-hours | 3,594 terawatt-hours | 2,236 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1970s | 2,632 terawatt-hours | 3,891 terawatt-hours | 1,260 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1980s | 4,599 terawatt-hours | 3,434 terawatt-hours | 1,164 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 7,385 terawatt-hours | 1,930 terawatt-hours | 5,455 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 13,982 terawatt-hours | 1,493 terawatt-hours | 12,489 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 22,159 terawatt-hours | 1,494 terawatt-hours | 20,664 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 24,642 terawatt-hours | 1,481 terawatt-hours | 23,161 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 25,622 terawatt-hours against 1,521 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between China and CIS (EI)?
- 24,101 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and CIS (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and CIS (EI) rank globally for coal consumption?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.