China vs France: Primary energy from hydropower per person

China

983.1 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

France

864.3 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

China rank

21st

France rank

23rd

Primary energy from hydropower per person over time

China
France

How they compare

China currently reports 983.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 864.3 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 118.79 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.

China ranks 21st and France ranks 23rd of 79 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours per person
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.