China vs India: Oil production, per unit of GDP
China
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
60th
India rank
61st
Oil production, per unit of GDP over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 60th and India ranks 61st of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, per unit of gdp, China or India?
- China, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production, per unit of gdp between China and India?
- 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for oil production, per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 60th and India ranks 61st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil production, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil production divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.