China vs CIS (EI): Primary direct energy consumption by source
China
8,964 terawatt-hours
in 2024
CIS (EI)
2,693 terawatt-hours
in 2024
China rank
2nd
CIS (EI) rank
3rd
Primary direct energy consumption by source over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 8,964 terawatt-hours against 2,693 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 6,271 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
China ranks 2nd and CIS (EI) ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
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About this data
Energy consumption is measured in terawatt-hours, in terms of direct primary energy. This means that fossil fuels include the energy lost due to inefficiencies in energy production.