China vs India: Electricity demand
China
10,564 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
2,083 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Electricity demand over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 10,564 terawatt-hours against 2,083 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 8,481 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 5.1 times India's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.