China vs India: Annual change in primary energy from wind
China
130.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
22.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 130.88 terawatt-hours against 22.46 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 108.42 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 5.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | 0.1446 terawatt-hours | 0.0972 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 37.77 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 33.06 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 120.44 terawatt-hours | 6.78 terawatt-hours | 113.65 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, China or India?
- China, at 130.88 terawatt-hours against 22.46 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between China and India?
- 108.42 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 wind?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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 wind. 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.