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

China
117,758 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
4,374 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
China rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020052021

How they compare

China currently reports 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 4,374 kWh per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 113,384 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 26.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 208 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 154.25 kWh per square kilometre 2.15 kWh per square kilometre 152.1 kWh per square kilometre China
2000s 1,309 kWh per square kilometre 144.62 kWh per square kilometre 1,164 kWh per square kilometre China
2010s 33,305 kWh per square kilometre 1,089 kWh per square kilometre 32,216 kWh per square kilometre China
2020s 102,968 kWh per square kilometre 4,011 kWh per square kilometre 98,957 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
China, at 117,758 kWh per square kilometre against 4,374 kWh per square kilometre 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?
113,384 kWh per square kilometre, 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 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th 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.