China vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

China
117,758 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
5,724 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
28th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • China
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020052021

How they compare

China currently reports 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 5,724 kWh per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 112,034 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 20.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

China ranks 28th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 154.25 kWh per square kilometre -12.49 kWh per square kilometre 166.73 kWh per square kilometre China
2000s 1,309 kWh per square kilometre 318.89 kWh per square kilometre 989.83 kWh per square kilometre China
2010s 33,305 kWh per square kilometre 2,311 kWh per square kilometre 30,994 kWh per square kilometre China
2020s 102,968 kWh per square kilometre 5,395 kWh per square kilometre 97,572 kWh per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, China or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
China, at 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 5,724 kWh per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between China and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
112,034 kWh per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do China and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
China ranks 28th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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