China vs Russia: Net electricity imports
China
-19.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
-16.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
210th
Russia rank
209th
Net electricity imports over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -16.68 terawatt-hours against -19.46 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 2.78 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 210th and Russia ranks 209th of 214 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.67 terawatt-hours | -13.73 terawatt-hours | 5.06 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | -12.99 terawatt-hours | -14.6 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | -16.29 terawatt-hours | -16.35 terawatt-hours | 0.0533 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, China or Russia?
- Russia, at -16.68 terawatt-hours against -19.46 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between China and Russia?
- 2.78 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for net electricity imports?
- China ranks 210th and Russia ranks 209th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.