China vs India: Primary direct energy consumption by source
China
8,964 terawatt-hours
in 2024
India
3,029 terawatt-hours
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
3rd
Primary direct energy consumption by source over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 8,964 terawatt-hours against 3,029 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 5,935 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 3.0 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India 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.