China vs Greece: Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar

China
1.76 kilowatt-hours per $
in 2020
Greece
2.2 kilowatt-hours per $
in 2020
China rank
4th
Greece rank
1st

Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar over time

  • China
  • Greece
01234199520072020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.2 kilowatt-hours per $ against 1.76 kilowatt-hours per $ in China, a difference of 0.44 kilowatt-hours per $.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and Greece ranks 1st of 43 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 3.34 kilowatt-hours per $ 2.21 kilowatt-hours per $ 1.13 kilowatt-hours per $ China
2000s 2.42 kilowatt-hours per $ 1.97 kilowatt-hours per $ 0.4465 kilowatt-hours per $ China
2010s 1.86 kilowatt-hours per $ 1.87 kilowatt-hours per $ 0.0176 kilowatt-hours per $ Greece
2020s 1.76 kilowatt-hours per $ 2.2 kilowatt-hours per $ 0.438 kilowatt-hours per $ Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based energy intensity per dollar, China or Greece?
Greece, at 2.2 kilowatt-hours per $ against 1.76 kilowatt-hours per $ in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in consumption-based energy intensity per dollar between China and Greece?
0.44 kilowatt-hours per $, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Greece?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do China and Greece rank globally for consumption-based energy intensity per dollar?
China ranks 4th and Greece ranks 1st of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar
Unit
kilowatt-hours per $
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Energy intensity is measured as the number of kilowatt-hours used per dollar of gross domestic product (GDP). Consumption-based energy adjusts for the energy embedded in traded goods: it is the energy used domestically minus energy used to produce exported goods; plus the energy used for imported goods.