China vs Low & middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
China
7,038 kWh per capita
in 2024
Low & middle income
2,586 kWh per capita
in 2024
China rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
24th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 7,038 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income, a difference of 4,452 kWh per capita.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Low & middle income ahead.
China ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 151 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 728.27 kWh per capita | 690.16 kWh per capita | 38.11 kWh per capita | China |
| 2000s | 1,744 kWh per capita | 1,055 kWh per capita | 688.27 kWh per capita | China |
| 2010s | 4,022 kWh per capita | 1,781 kWh per capita | 2,241 kWh per capita | China |
| 2020s | 6,169 kWh per capita | 2,344 kWh per capita | 3,825 kWh per capita | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, China or Low & middle income?
- China, at 7,038 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between China and Low & middle income?
- 4,452 kWh per capita, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- China ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 151 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.
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About this data
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.