China vs India: Share of primary energy use by source

China

9.8%

in 2025

India

6.1%

in 2025

China rank

67th

India rank

69th

Share of primary energy use by source over time

China currently reports 9.8% against 6.1% in India, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes China's figure about 1.6 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.

China ranks 67th and India ranks 69th of 76 countries.

Indicator: Share of primary energy use by source
Unit: %
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 4,176 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.