China vs Lower middle income: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

China
117,758 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Lower middle income
10,312 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
28th
Lower middle income rank
28th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • China
  • Lower middle income
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020052021

How they compare

China currently reports 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 10,312 kWh per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 107,446 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 11.4 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.

China ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 154.25 kWh per square kilometre 73.03 kWh per square kilometre 81.21 kWh per square kilometre China
2000s 1,309 kWh per square kilometre 825.13 kWh per square kilometre 483.59 kWh per square kilometre China
2010s 33,305 kWh per square kilometre 4,203 kWh per square kilometre 29,101 kWh per square kilometre China
2020s 102,968 kWh per square kilometre 10,034 kWh per square kilometre 92,934 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 Lower middle income?
China, at 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 10,312 kWh per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between China and Lower middle income?
107,446 kWh per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
China ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 28th 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.