China vs United States: Primary energy from wind
China
1,128 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
469.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from wind over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 1,128 terawatt-hours against 469.08 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 658.92 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 2.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | 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 | 0.2157 terawatt-hours | 0.2157 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 3.01 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 25.87 terawatt-hours | 20.24 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 202.67 terawatt-hours | 196.54 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 815.97 terawatt-hours | 418.83 terawatt-hours | 397.13 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, China or United States?
- China, at 1,128 terawatt-hours against 469.08 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between China and United States?
- 658.92 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and United States rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd 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.