China vs CIS (EI): Electricity generation from coal
China
5,752 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
293.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Electricity generation from coal over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 5,752 terawatt-hours against 293.32 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 5,459 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 19.6 times CIS (EI)'s.
Across all 41 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 335.77 terawatt-hours | 220.68 terawatt-hours | 115.09 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 708.41 terawatt-hours | 212.57 terawatt-hours | 495.84 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 1,927 terawatt-hours | 223.66 terawatt-hours | 1,704 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 4,120 terawatt-hours | 242.01 terawatt-hours | 3,878 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 5,500 terawatt-hours | 281.81 terawatt-hours | 5,219 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 5,752 terawatt-hours against 293.32 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between China and CIS (EI)?
- 5,459 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and CIS (EI)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do China and CIS (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. 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.