Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China
China: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China is 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 390.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in China peaked at 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places China 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | +56.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kWh per US$ of GDP | +178.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 kWh per US$ of GDP | +369.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 kWh per US$ of GDP | -54.8% |
| 1997 | 0.003 kWh per US$ of GDP | +60.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 kWh per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 kWh per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.003 kWh per US$ of GDP | +53.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 kWh per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 kWh per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 kWh per US$ of GDP | +56.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 kWh per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 kWh per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0197 kWh per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 kWh per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0322 kWh per US$ of GDP | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0386 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0433 kWh per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.049 kWh per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0552 kWh per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.049 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.058 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0552 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
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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)
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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 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0607 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does China rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- China ranks 22nd out of 205 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 390.5%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.