China vs CIS (EI): Coal production
China
26,296 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
3,191 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
3rd
Coal production over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 26,296 terawatt-hours against 3,191 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 23,105 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 8.2 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,859 terawatt-hours | 3,460 terawatt-hours | 1,399 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 7,278 terawatt-hours | 2,128 terawatt-hours | 5,150 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 13,198 terawatt-hours | 2,039 terawatt-hours | 11,159 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 21,080 terawatt-hours | 2,735 terawatt-hours | 18,345 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 24,608 terawatt-hours | 3,122 terawatt-hours | 21,486 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 26,296 terawatt-hours against 3,191 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between China and CIS (EI)?
- 23,105 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and CIS (EI)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and CIS (EI) rank globally for coal production?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production. 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.