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China vs OECD (EI): Primary energy use

China
45,054 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
61,079 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Primary energy use over time

  • China
  • OECD (EI)
020.0k40.0k60.0k196519952025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 61,079 terawatt-hours against 45,054 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 16,026 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 1.4 times China's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 218 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,722 data points, 1965–2025
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.