China vs India: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
China
28.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
21.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 28.35 terawatt-hours against 21.55 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 6.8 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2906 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 2.09 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 2.55 terawatt-hours | 0.0172 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 6.99 terawatt-hours | 0.9201 terawatt-hours | 6.07 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 7.82 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 5.93 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 41.91 terawatt-hours | 2.41 terawatt-hours | 39.5 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 65.69 terawatt-hours | 5.59 terawatt-hours | 60.09 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 19.94 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 17.28 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, China or India?
- China, at 28.35 terawatt-hours against 21.55 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between China and India?
- 6.8 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. 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.