China vs Luxembourg: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
China
4,408 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Luxembourg
1.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- China
- Luxembourg
How they compare
China currently reports 4,408 terawatt-hours against 1.41 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg, a difference of 4,407 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 3,126.3 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177.4 terawatt-hours | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 177.3 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 458.53 terawatt-hours | 0.208 terawatt-hours | 458.32 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 1,518 terawatt-hours | 0.455 terawatt-hours | 1,517 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 3,347 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 3,346 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, China or Luxembourg?
- China, at 4,408 terawatt-hours against 1.41 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between China and Luxembourg?
- 4,407 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Luxembourg?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Luxembourg rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- China ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.