China vs Germany: Primary energy from solar and wind
China
2,301 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
225.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Germany rank
4th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 2,301 terawatt-hours against 225.27 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 2,076 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 10.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.
China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | 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 | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 28.04 terawatt-hours | 22.32 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 108.21 terawatt-hours | 160.81 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,418 terawatt-hours | 196.76 terawatt-hours | 1,221 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 Germany?
- China, at 2,301 terawatt-hours against 225.27 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between China and Germany?
- 2,076 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th 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.