China vs India: Total electricity output (GWh)
China
5.84 million GWh
in 2015
India
1.38 million GWh
in 2015
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Total electricity output (GWh) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 5.84 million GWh against 1.38 million GWh in India, a difference of 4.46 million GWh.
That makes China's figure about 4.2 times India's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 230 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 945,108 GWh | 408,972 GWh | 536,136 GWh | China |
| 2000s | 2.44 million GWh | 718,185 GWh | 1.73 million GWh | China |
| 2010s | 5.14 million GWh | 1.17 million GWh | 3.97 million GWh | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, China or India?
- China, at 5.84 million GWh against 1.38 million GWh in India as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between China and India?
- 4.46 million GWh, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do China and India rank globally for total electricity output?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 230 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants