China vs Ireland: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
China
3.96 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland
4.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
35th
Ireland rank
32nd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 0.22 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
China ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 79 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2717 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2427 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.0429 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2142 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1713 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.0834 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.228 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1446 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.1627 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2522 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0895 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4381 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6017 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1635 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6824 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5608 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, China or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between China and Ireland?
- 0.22 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 32nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.