Renewable electricity in China
China: Renewable electricity was 23.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in China, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in China stood at 23.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in China peaked at 23.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2003.
That places China 101st out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 16.8% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 98 Reunion 26.2% compare
- 99 Philippines 25.4% compare
- 100 United Kingdom 24.8% compare
- 102 Mauritius 22.7% compare
- 103 Slovakia 22.7% compare
- 104 Saint Helena 22.5% compare
More reference data data for China
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0991 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.15 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 132.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in China?
- Renewable electricity in China was 23.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2003.
- How does China rank for renewable electricity?
- China ranks 101st out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants