China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
China (People’s Republic of)
632.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
100.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- India
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 632.58 terawatt-hours against 100.34 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 532.24 terawatt-hours.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 6.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2906 terawatt-hours | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 2.64 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | 0.5087 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 6.99 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 5.56 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 13.24 terawatt-hours | 5.18 terawatt-hours | 8.05 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 68.92 terawatt-hours | 7.91 terawatt-hours | 61.01 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 229.05 terawatt-hours | 27.41 terawatt-hours | 201.64 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 396.77 terawatt-hours | 46.73 terawatt-hours | 350.04 terawatt-hours | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, China (People’s Republic of) or India?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 632.58 terawatt-hours against 100.34 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 532.24 terawatt-hours, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 80 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 Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.