China vs Ireland: Primary energy from renewables
China
4,141 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
22.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
China currently reports 4,141 terawatt-hours against 22.17 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 4,119 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 186.8 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 | 172.05 terawatt-hours | 0.9156 terawatt-hours | 171.13 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 435.99 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 433.43 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 1,436 terawatt-hours | 9.94 terawatt-hours | 1,426 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 3,113 terawatt-hours | 18.87 terawatt-hours | 3,094 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, China or Ireland?
- China, at 4,141 terawatt-hours against 22.17 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between China and Ireland?
- 4,119 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 renewables?
- 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 renewables. 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.