Africa Eastern and Southern vs China: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Africa Eastern and Southern
29.22 kWh per person
in 2021
China
782.76 kWh per person
in 2021
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
37th
China rank
34th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • China
0200400600800199020052021

How they compare

China currently reports 782.76 kWh per person against 29.22 kWh per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 753.54 kWh per person.

That makes China's figure about 26.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and China ranks 34th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern China Difference Ahead
1990s -8.34 kWh per person 1.18 kWh per person 9.52 kWh per person China
2000s 4.11 kWh per person 9.33 kWh per person 5.22 kWh per person China
2010s 13.84 kWh per person 225.05 kWh per person 211.21 kWh per person China
2020s 27.01 kWh per person 684.71 kWh per person 657.69 kWh per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Africa Eastern and Southern or China?
China, at 782.76 kWh per person against 29.22 kWh per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Africa Eastern and Southern and China?
753.54 kWh per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and China?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and China rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and China ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.