China vs India: Primary energy use by source

China

25,622 terawatt-hours

in 2025

India

6,409 terawatt-hours

in 2025

China rank

1st

India rank

2nd

Primary energy use by source over time

China currently reports 25,622 terawatt-hours against 6,409 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 19,213 terawatt-hours.

That makes China's figure about 4.0 times India's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 78 countries.

Indicator: Primary energy use by source
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 81 places, 4,378 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.