China vs OECD (EI): Electricity generation from renewables

China
3,920 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
4,128 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Electricity generation from renewables over time

  • China
  • OECD (EI)
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How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 4,128 terawatt-hours against 3,920 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 207.83 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 209 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.