China vs India: Total electricity output
China
5.84 million GWh
in 2015
India
1.38 million GWh
in 2015
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Total electricity output 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 228 countries.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants