China vs CIS (EI): Global primary energy use by source
China
415.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
7.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Global primary energy use by source over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 415.16 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 407.32 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 53.0 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 4.65 terawatt-hours | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | 4.27 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 22.27 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 18.84 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 124.68 terawatt-hours | 5.27 terawatt-hours | 119.41 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 345.57 terawatt-hours | 7.52 terawatt-hours | 338.05 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 415.16 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between China and CIS (EI)?
- 407.32 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and CIS (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and CIS (EI) rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.