China vs Early-demographic dividend: Electric power consumption

China
6,524 kWh per capita
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend
1,454 kWh per capita
in 2023
China rank
26th
Early-demographic dividend rank
24th

Electric power consumption over time

  • China
  • Early-demographic dividend
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 6,524 kWh per capita against 1,454 kWh per capita in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 5,070 kWh per capita.

That makes China's figure about 4.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

China ranks 26th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 150 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 728.27 kWh per capita 609.73 kWh per capita 118.54 kWh per capita China
2000s 1,744 kWh per capita 821 kWh per capita 922.57 kWh per capita China
2010s 4,022 kWh per capita 1,155 kWh per capita 2,867 kWh per capita China
2020s 5,936 kWh per capita 1,355 kWh per capita 4,581 kWh per capita China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electric power consumption, China or Early-demographic dividend?
China, at 6,524 kWh per capita against 1,454 kWh per capita in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in electric power consumption between China and Early-demographic dividend?
5,070 kWh per capita, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Early-demographic dividend?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for electric power consumption?
China ranks 26th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs Early-demographic dividend: Electric power consumption. Statizoid, drawing on IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electric-power-consumption-kwh-per-capita/china/early-demographic-dividend/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electric-power-consumption-kwh-per-capita/china/early-demographic-dividend/">China vs Early-demographic dividend: Electric power consumption</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.