China vs Ireland: Primary energy from hydropower
China
1,392 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
0.6525 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
China currently reports 1,392 terawatt-hours against 0.6525 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 1,391 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 2,133.6 times Ireland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 77 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.02 terawatt-hours | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 21.23 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 39.03 terawatt-hours | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 38.35 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 88.59 terawatt-hours | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 87.79 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 167.14 terawatt-hours | 0.782 terawatt-hours | 166.36 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 399.57 terawatt-hours | 0.7474 terawatt-hours | 398.82 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 1,014 terawatt-hours | 0.7176 terawatt-hours | 1,013 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,319 terawatt-hours | 0.7908 terawatt-hours | 1,318 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, China or Ireland?
- China, at 1,392 terawatt-hours against 0.6525 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between China and Ireland?
- 1,391 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- China ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 77 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 hydropower. 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.