China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

China
782.76 kWh per person
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
72.02 kWh per person
in 2021
China rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0200400600800199020052021

How they compare

China currently reports 782.76 kWh per person against 72.02 kWh per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 710.74 kWh per person.

That makes China's figure about 10.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

China ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 kWh per person 0.0594 kWh per person 1.12 kWh per person China
2000s 9.33 kWh per person 3.24 kWh per person 6.09 kWh per person China
2010s 225.05 kWh per person 19.43 kWh per person 205.62 kWh per person China
2020s 684.71 kWh per person 66.49 kWh per person 618.22 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, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
China, at 782.76 kWh per person against 72.02 kWh per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
710.74 kWh per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
China ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 209 countries.
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.