China vs United States: Renewable energy
China
415.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
312.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Renewable energy over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 415.16 terawatt-hours against 312.26 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 102.9 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 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 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 46.99 terawatt-hours | 46.99 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 80.91 terawatt-hours | 80.91 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 169.68 terawatt-hours | 169.68 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 4.65 terawatt-hours | 306.02 terawatt-hours | 301.37 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 22.27 terawatt-hours | 323.19 terawatt-hours | 300.92 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 124.68 terawatt-hours | 357.68 terawatt-hours | 233 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 345.57 terawatt-hours | 327.18 terawatt-hours | 18.39 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, China or United States?
- China, at 415.16 terawatt-hours against 312.26 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between China and United States?
- 102.9 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 renewable energy?
- China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.