China vs OECD (EI): Primary energy from nuclear
China
1,470 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
5,693 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
2nd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Primary energy from nuclear over time
- China
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 5,693 terawatt-hours against 1,470 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 4,223 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 3.9 times China's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 213 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 | 121.87 terawatt-hours | 121.87 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 931.36 terawatt-hours | 931.36 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 3,477 terawatt-hours | 3,477 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 26.36 terawatt-hours | 6,036 terawatt-hours | 6,010 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 139.89 terawatt-hours | 7,002 terawatt-hours | 6,862 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 539.8 terawatt-hours | 6,139 terawatt-hours | 5,599 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 1,294 terawatt-hours | 5,638 terawatt-hours | 4,344 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, China or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 5,693 terawatt-hours against 1,470 terawatt-hours in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between China and OECD (EI)?
- 4,223 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 nuclear?
- China ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 213 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 nuclear. 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.