Statizoid

China vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from gas

China
86.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
421.28 terawatt-hours
in 1984
China rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st

Annual change in primary energy from gas over time

  • China
  • USSR
0100200300400196619952025

How they compare

USSR currently reports 421.28 terawatt-hours against 86.65 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 334.63 terawatt-hours.

That makes USSR's figure about 4.9 times China's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 76 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,097 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.