China vs CIS (EI): Primary energy from solar and wind
China
2,301 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
28.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 2,301 terawatt-hours against 28.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 2,273 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 82.0 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 110 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 | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.255 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 0.0074 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 0.8511 terawatt-hours | 268.17 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,418 terawatt-hours | 15.29 terawatt-hours | 1,403 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 2,301 terawatt-hours against 28.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between China and CIS (EI)?
- 2,273 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 from solar and wind?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 110 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 from solar and wind. 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.