China vs OECD (EI): Primary energy from solar and wind
China
2,301 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
2,335 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- China
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 2,335 terawatt-hours against 2,301 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 34 terawatt-hours.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 110 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3816 terawatt-hours | 0.3816 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 9 terawatt-hours | 8.74 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 109.22 terawatt-hours | 103.5 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 723.16 terawatt-hours | 454.14 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 1,418 terawatt-hours | 1,836 terawatt-hours | 418 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, China or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 2,335 terawatt-hours against 2,301 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between China and OECD (EI)?
- 34 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and OECD (EI) rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- China ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st 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.