China vs United States of America: Primary energy from solar and wind
China
2,301 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
861.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 2,301 terawatt-hours against 861.83 terawatt-hours in United States of America, a difference of 1,439 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | 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 | 0.2463 terawatt-hours | 0.2463 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 3.75 terawatt-hours | 3.49 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 26.81 terawatt-hours | 21.08 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2010s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 240.26 terawatt-hours | 28.76 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,418 terawatt-hours | 659.86 terawatt-hours | 758.07 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 United States of America?
- China, at 2,301 terawatt-hours against 861.83 terawatt-hours in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between China and United States of America?
- 1,439 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 111 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.