China vs India: Biofuel energy production

China
51.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
68.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
5th
India rank
4th

Biofuel energy production over time

  • China
  • India
0204060200020122025

How they compare

India currently reports 68.99 terawatt-hours against 51.6 terawatt-hours in China, a difference of 17.39 terawatt-hours.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

China ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 24 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Biofuel energy production
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
26 places, 706 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Includes biogasoline (such as ethanol) and biodiesel. Volumes have been adjusted for energy content.