China vs CIS (EI): Fossil fuel supply by source
China
4,419 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
6,153 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
3rd
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Fossil fuel supply by source over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
CIS (EI) currently reports 6,153 terawatt-hours against 4,419 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 1,734 terawatt-hours.
That makes CIS (EI)'s figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, CIS (EI) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 76 countries.
CIS (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.63 terawatt-hours | 1,481 terawatt-hours | 1,467 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1970s | 84.93 terawatt-hours | 2,712 terawatt-hours | 2,627 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1980s | 134.52 terawatt-hours | 4,525 terawatt-hours | 4,390 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1990s | 180.03 terawatt-hours | 4,743 terawatt-hours | 4,563 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2000s | 503.91 terawatt-hours | 4,910 terawatt-hours | 4,406 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2010s | 1,993 terawatt-hours | 5,447 terawatt-hours | 3,454 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2020s | 3,956 terawatt-hours | 5,912 terawatt-hours | 1,957 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel supply by source, China or CIS (EI)?
- CIS (EI), at 6,153 terawatt-hours against 4,419 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel supply by source between China and CIS (EI)?
- 1,734 terawatt-hours, with CIS (EI) 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 fossil fuel supply by source?
- China ranks 3rd and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 76 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 Fossil fuel supply 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.