China vs CIS (EI): Primary energy use by source
China
1,128 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
12.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Primary energy use by source over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 1,128 terawatt-hours against 12.85 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 1,115 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 87.8 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 79 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 | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 0.0074 terawatt-hours | 5.62 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 202.67 terawatt-hours | 0.3831 terawatt-hours | 202.29 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 815.97 terawatt-hours | 7.7 terawatt-hours | 808.27 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 1,128 terawatt-hours against 12.85 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between China and CIS (EI)?
- 1,115 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 primary energy use by source?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 79 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 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.