China vs Israel: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
China
2.0%
in 2025
Israel
2.0%
in 2025
China rank
30th
Israel rank
29th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- China
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Israel ahead.
China ranks 30th and Israel ranks 29th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 18.2% | 1.5% | Israel |
| 1970s | 22.6% | -9.4% | 32.0% | China |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 203.3% | 202.8% | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -10.1% | 13.8% | China |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 1,466.3% | 1,450.9% | Israel |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 19.3% | 6.1% | Israel |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, China or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.0% against 2.0% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between China and Israel?
- 0.0%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Israel rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- China ranks 30th and Israel ranks 29th of 76 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 Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.