China vs CIS (EI): Electricity generation from wind
China
1,135 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
12.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Electricity generation from wind over time
- China
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
China currently reports 1,135 terawatt-hours against 12.85 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 1,122 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 88.4 times CIS (EI)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2476 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 5.63 terawatt-hours | 0.0074 terawatt-hours | 5.62 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 202.67 terawatt-hours | 0.3831 terawatt-hours | 202.29 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 817.22 terawatt-hours | 7.7 terawatt-hours | 809.52 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, China or CIS (EI)?
- China, at 1,135 terawatt-hours against 12.85 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between China and CIS (EI)?
- 1,122 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and CIS (EI)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and CIS (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- China ranks 1st and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.