Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China
China: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 117,758 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 117,758 kWh per square kilometre for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.5% on the previous year and up 1,063.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China peaked at 117,758 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.24 kWh per square kilometre, in 1990.
China ranks 28th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China, year by year
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.24 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 7.99 kWh per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 13.95 kWh per square kilometre | +74.7% |
| 1993 | 15.23 kWh per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 53.79 kWh per square kilometre | +253.1% |
| 1995 | 328.6 kWh per square kilometre | +510.9% |
| 1996 | 174.69 kWh per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 1997 | 313.05 kWh per square kilometre | +79.2% |
| 1998 | 305.06 kWh per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 322.85 kWh per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 337.56 kWh per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 354.5 kWh per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 369.27 kWh per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 387.84 kWh per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 419.21 kWh per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 749.88 kWh per square kilometre | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 1,071 kWh per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 1,675 kWh per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 2,818 kWh per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 4,905 kWh per square kilometre | +74.1% |
| 2010 | 7,311 kWh per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 10,120 kWh per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 14,017 kWh per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 18,793 kWh per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2014 | 22,386 kWh per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 28,423 kWh per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 39,319 kWh per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 51,493 kWh per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 65,186 kWh per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 76,000 kWh per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 88,177 kWh per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 117,758 kWh per square kilometre | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.25 kWh per square kilometre | 7.24 kWh per square kilometre | 328.6 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,309 kWh per square kilometre | 337.56 kWh per square kilometre | 4,905 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,305 kWh per square kilometre | 7,311 kWh per square kilometre | 76,000 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,968 kWh per square kilometre | 88,177 kWh per square kilometre | 117,758 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 25 Guam 155,000 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 26 Switzerland 127,842 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 27 Greece 125,939 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 29 France 116,452 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 30 Czechia 107,571 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sweden 102,760 kWh per square kilometre compare
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China was 117,758 kWh per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 117,758 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 kWh per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does China rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- China ranks 28th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,063.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.