China vs Ireland: Primary energy from wind
China
1,128 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
12.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Primary energy from wind over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
China currently reports 1,128 terawatt-hours against 12.06 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 1,116 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 93.5 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
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 | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 0.2001 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 4.4 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 202.67 terawatt-hours | 6.07 terawatt-hours | 196.6 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 815.97 terawatt-hours | 11.44 terawatt-hours | 804.53 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, China or Ireland?
- China, at 1,128 terawatt-hours against 12.06 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between China and Ireland?
- 1,116 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 wind?
- 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 wind. 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.