China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

China
117,758 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
11,850 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
28th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
26th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • China
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020052021

How they compare

China currently reports 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 11,850 kWh per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 105,908 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 9.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

China ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 154.25 kWh per square kilometre 564.99 kWh per square kilometre 410.74 kWh per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1,309 kWh per square kilometre 1,126 kWh per square kilometre 182.71 kWh per square kilometre China
2010s 33,305 kWh per square kilometre 4,862 kWh per square kilometre 28,443 kWh per square kilometre China
2020s 102,968 kWh per square kilometre 11,101 kWh per square kilometre 91,867 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
China, at 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 11,850 kWh per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
105,908 kWh per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
China ranks 28th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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.