China vs USSR: Primary energy use by source
China
25,622 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
3,933 terawatt-hours
in 1984
China rank
1st
USSR rank
2nd
Primary energy use by source over time
- China
- USSR
How they compare
China currently reports 25,622 terawatt-hours against 3,933 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 21,689 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 6.5 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 78 countries.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.