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)
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196519942024

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

Indicator
Primary direct energy consumption by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,605 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

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.