China vs Luxembourg: Electricity generation from renewables
China
3,920 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Luxembourg
1.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- China
- Luxembourg
How they compare
China currently reports 3,920 terawatt-hours against 1.41 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg, a difference of 3,919 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 2,780.5 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168.7 terawatt-hours | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 168.6 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 412.37 terawatt-hours | 0.208 terawatt-hours | 412.16 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 1,339 terawatt-hours | 0.455 terawatt-hours | 1,339 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 2,920 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 2,918 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, China or Luxembourg?
- China, at 3,920 terawatt-hours against 1.41 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between China and Luxembourg?
- 3,919 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Luxembourg?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Luxembourg rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- China ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.