China vs CIS (EI): Primary energy from low-carbon energy
China
5,611 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
1,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 5,611 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 4,587 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 5.5 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was CIS (EI) ahead.
China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and CIS (EI) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.02 terawatt-hours | 104.05 terawatt-hours | 82.04 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1970s | 39.03 terawatt-hours | 224.26 terawatt-hours | 185.23 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1980s | 88.59 terawatt-hours | 535.97 terawatt-hours | 447.37 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 1990s | 198.41 terawatt-hours | 552.78 terawatt-hours | 354.36 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2000s | 575.89 terawatt-hours | 680.51 terawatt-hours | 104.62 terawatt-hours | CIS (EI) |
| 2010s | 1,976 terawatt-hours | 812.46 terawatt-hours | 1,164 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 4,407 terawatt-hours | 986.12 terawatt-hours | 3,421 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 5,611 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between China and CIS (EI)?
- 4,587 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and CIS (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and CIS (EI) rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 77 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.