China vs India: Electricity generation from solar and wind
China
2,310 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
299.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 2,310 terawatt-hours against 299.97 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 2,010 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 7.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.255 terawatt-hours | 0.5431 terawatt-hours | 0.2881 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 51.47 terawatt-hours | 217.55 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 1,419 terawatt-hours | 189.18 terawatt-hours | 1,230 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, China or India?
- China, at 2,310 terawatt-hours against 299.97 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between China and India?
- 2,010 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and 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.