China vs OECD (EI): Primary energy use by source

China

25,622 terawatt-hours

in 2025

OECD (EI)

6,808 terawatt-hours

in 2025

China rank

1st

OECD (EI) rank

1st

Primary energy use by source over time

China currently reports 25,622 terawatt-hours against 6,808 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI), a difference of 18,814 terawatt-hours.

That makes China's figure about 3.8 times OECD (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was OECD (EI) ahead.

China ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st 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.