China vs Israel: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
China
27.85 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Israel
28.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
28th
Israel rank
26th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 28.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 0.65 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
China ranks 28th and Israel ranks 26th of 76 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 7.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 13.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 21.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.2 kilowatt-hours per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, China or Israel?
- Israel, at 28.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between China and Israel?
- 0.65 kilowatt-hours per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do China and Israel rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 28th and Israel ranks 26th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.