China vs Russia: Gas consumption
China
4,419 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
4,800 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
4th
Russia rank
3rd
Gas consumption over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 4,800 terawatt-hours against 4,419 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 381 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd 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 | 3,815 terawatt-hours | 3,674 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 180.03 terawatt-hours | 3,856 terawatt-hours | 3,676 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 503.91 terawatt-hours | 3,968 terawatt-hours | 3,464 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1,993 terawatt-hours | 4,294 terawatt-hours | 2,302 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 3,956 terawatt-hours | 4,538 terawatt-hours | 582.22 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 4,800 terawatt-hours against 4,419 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas consumption between China and Russia?
- 381 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 gas consumption?
- China ranks 4th and Russia ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption. 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.