China vs Russia: Fossil fuel production by fuel
China
2,641 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
6,094 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
5th
Russia rank
2nd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6,094 terawatt-hours against 2,641 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 3,453 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 140.88 terawatt-hours | 4,993 terawatt-hours | 4,852 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 191.64 terawatt-hours | 5,613 terawatt-hours | 5,421 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 513.35 terawatt-hours | 5,716 terawatt-hours | 5,203 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1,328 terawatt-hours | 6,180 terawatt-hours | 4,852 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 2,286 terawatt-hours | 6,308 terawatt-hours | 4,021 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 6,094 terawatt-hours against 2,641 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between China and Russia?
- 3,453 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- China ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.