People's Republic of China
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
10,505.7 TWh- Coal generation · #1 of 203 5,755.9 54.8%
- Other fossil generation · #2 of 205 97 0.9%
- Gas generation · #3 of 202 337.6 3.2%
- Nuclear generation · #2 of 200 485.2 4.6%
- Hydro generation · #1 of 204 1,392.2 13.3%
- Solar generation · #1 of 205 1,173.2 11.2%
- Bioenergy generation · #1 of 205 136.6 1.3%
- Wind generation · #1 of 203 1,127.9 10.7%
- Other renewables generation — —
Since 1985
Table · 41 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,755.9 | 97 | 337.6 | 485.2 | 1,392.2 | 1,173.2 | 136.6 | 1,127.9 | — | 10,505.7 |
| 2024 | 5,836.4 | 93 | 320.7 | 450.9 | 1,363.8 | 839 | 124.2 | 997 | — | 10,025 |
| 2023 | 5,761.3 | 88 | 297.8 | 434.7 | 1,232.2 | 584.2 | 118.7 | 885.9 | — | 9,402.7 |
| 2022 | 5,422.3 | 81.9 | 275.6 | 417.8 | 1,303.9 | 427.3 | 109 | 762.7 | — | 8,800.4 |
| 2021 | 5,341 | 73.7 | 287.1 | 407.5 | 1,300.6 | 327 | 103.1 | 655.8 | — | 8,495.8 |
| 2020 | 4,931 | 56.1 | 252.5 | 366.2 | 1,321.7 | 261.1 | 90.5 | 466.5 | — | 7,745.6 |
| 2019 | 4,865.1 | 45.9 | 232.5 | 348.7 | 1,272.5 | 224 | 77.5 | 405.3 | — | 7,471.5 |
| 2018 | 4,776.3 | 39.4 | 215.5 | 295 | 1,198.9 | 176.9 | 65.4 | 365.8 | — | 7,133.2 |
| 2017 | 4,443.2 | 32.7 | 203.2 | 248.1 | 1,165.1 | 117.8 | 57 | 304.6 | — | 6,571.6 |
| 2016 | 4,165.5 | 27.7 | 188.3 | 213.2 | 1,153.3 | 66.5 | 47.1 | 240.9 | — | 6,102.4 |
| 2015 | 4,058.8 | 23.1 | 166.9 | 171.4 | 1,114.5 | 39.5 | 39 | 185.6 | — | 5,798.8 |
| 2014 | 4,218 | 20.6 | 133.3 | 133.2 | 1,059.7 | 23.5 | 33.1 | 159.8 | — | 5,781.3 |
| 2013 | 4,090.2 | 18.9 | 116.4 | 111.5 | 909.6 | 8.4 | 27.8 | 138.3 | — | 5,421 |
| 2012 | 3,759.7 | 17.4 | 110.3 | 98.3 | 862.8 | 3.6 | 23.2 | 103.1 | — | 4,978.2 |
| 2011 | 3,702.3 | 18.8 | 108.8 | 87.2 | 688 | 2.6 | 20.3 | 74.1 | — | 4,702.1 |
| 2010 | 3,243.7 | 20.8 | 77.7 | 74.7 | 711.4 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 49.4 | — | 4,196.4 |
| 2009 | 2,911.5 | 12.1 | 56.6 | 70.1 | 615.6 | 0.3 | 20.9 | 27.6 | — | 3,714.6 |
| 2008 | 2,708.9 | 18.8 | 34.6 | 68.4 | 637 | 0.2 | 14.9 | 13.1 | — | 3,495.8 |
| 2007 | 2,656.7 | 28.1 | 33.9 | 62.1 | 485.3 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 5.5 | — | 3,281.6 |
| 2006 | 2,302.4 | 37.9 | 23.8 | 54.8 | 435.8 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 3.7 | — | 2,865.7 |
| 2005 | 1,980.1 | 50.5 | 12.1 | 53.1 | 397 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | — | 2,500.3 |
| 2004 | 1,722.4 | 65.5 | 7.5 | 50.5 | 353.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | — | 2,203.3 |
| 2003 | 1,520 | 54.8 | 5.2 | 43.3 | 283.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 1,910.6 |
| 2002 | 1,282.6 | 50.7 | 4.2 | 25.1 | 288 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | — | 1,654 |
| 2001 | 1,129.1 | 48.5 | 4.9 | 17.5 | 277.4 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | — | 1,480.8 |
| 2000 | 1,060.3 | 47.3 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 222.4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | — | 1,355.6 |
| 1999 | 969.7 | 50.3 | 4.8 | 14.9 | 196.6 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 1,239.3 |
| 1998 | 891.7 | 53.4 | 6.1 | 14.1 | 198.9 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | — | 1,167 |
| 1997 | 867 | 47.1 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 196 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | — | 1,135.5 |
| 1996 | 824.2 | 50.4 | 2.8 | 14.3 | 188 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | — | 1,081.3 |
| 1995 | 741.9 | 55.1 | 3 | 12.8 | 190.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | — | 1,007 |
| 1994 | 693.4 | 48.2 | 3.2 | 14.8 | 167.4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | — | 927.8 |
| 1993 | 589.2 | 65.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 151.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | 811.6 |
| 1992 | 567.3 | 53.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 130.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 753.9 |
| 1991 | 498.4 | 51.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 124.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | — | 677.5 |
| 1990 | 441.3 | 50.4 | 2.8 | 0 | 126.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | — | 621.2 |
| 1989 | 405.1 | 57.6 | 3.7 | 0 | 118.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 584.8 |
| 1988 | 373.7 | 60.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 109.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 545.2 |
| 1987 | 339.9 | 54.6 | 2.7 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 497.3 |
| 1986 | 299.6 | 53.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 94.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 449.5 |
| 1985 | 260.6 | 56.7 | 1 | 0 | 92.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 410.7 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Total energy supply by source · TJ
2024
173,898,465 TJ- Coal and coal products · #1 of 7 104,199,877 59.9%
- Oil and oil products · #2 of 7 31,414,697 18.1%
- Natural gas · #2 of 7 14,357,790 8.3%
- Nuclear · #2 of 7 4,918,363 2.8%
- Hydropower · #1 of 7 4,895,292 2.8%
- Solar, wind and other renewables · #1 of 7 8,693,909 5%
- Biofuels and waste · #2 of 7 5,418,537 3.1%
Since 2000
Table · 25 years, TJ
| Year | Coal and coal products | Oil and oil products | Natural gas | Nuclear | Hydropower | Solar, wind and other renewables | Biofuels and waste | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104,199,877 | 31,414,697 | 14,357,790 | 4,918,363 | 4,895,292 | 8,693,909 | 5,418,537 | 173,898,465 |
| 2023 | 102,727,514 | 30,931,325 | 13,338,378 | 4,742,453 | 4,430,316 | 7,265,495 | 5,470,891 | 168,906,372 |
| 2022 | 96,662,534 | 28,518,741 | 12,449,865 | 4,557,548 | 4,688,347 | 6,149,038 | 5,460,237 | 158,486,310 |
| 2021 | 94,582,732 | 28,698,570 | 12,521,423 | 4,445,703 | 4,679,995 | 5,297,110 | 5,406,536 | 155,632,069 |
| 2020 | 88,799,914 | 27,695,637 | 11,101,204 | 3,995,508 | 4,758,343 | 4,263,951 | 5,193,176 | 145,807,733 |
| 2019 | 86,581,501 | 27,103,134 | 10,390,588 | 3,800,234 | 4,581,057 | 3,806,049 | 5,225,106 | 141,487,669 |
| 2018 | 84,319,523 | 25,728,670 | 9,573,055 | 3,211,189 | 4,315,993 | 3,391,990 | 5,233,659 | 135,774,079 |
| 2017 | 81,946,649 | 24,598,774 | 8,171,605 | 2,706,218 | 4,194,404 | 2,869,064 | 5,094,247 | 129,580,961 |
| 2016 | 80,668,674 | 23,360,743 | 7,150,049 | 2,326,767 | 4,151,692 | 2,370,979 | 4,894,021 | 124,922,925 |
| 2015 | 83,702,952 | 22,555,621 | 6,639,778 | 1,863,152 | 4,012,092 | 1,977,827 | 4,956,140 | 125,707,562 |
| 2014 | 85,499,885 | 21,199,185 | 6,434,601 | 1,445,869 | 3,814,855 | 1,702,224 | 5,016,303 | 125,112,922 |
| 2013 | 84,807,649 | 20,322,274 | 5,883,071 | 1,217,596 | 3,274,599 | 1,528,519 | 4,996,843 | 122,030,551 |
| 2012 | 83,160,860 | 19,433,590 | 5,169,212 | 1,062,479 | 3,106,058 | 1,061,368 | 5,271,206 | 118,264,773 |
| 2011 | 81,267,389 | 18,512,488 | 4,605,192 | 942,000 | 2,476,962 | 844,503 | 5,571,728 | 114,220,262 |
| 2010 | 74,961,344 | 17,917,681 | 3,742,244 | 805,963 | 2,560,978 | 615,020 | 5,847,569 | 106,450,799 |
| 2009 | 67,959,367 | 15,767,629 | 3,142,688 | 765,098 | 2,216,304 | 491,874 | 6,046,179 | 96,389,139 |
| 2008 | 62,882,466 | 15,183,970 | 2,861,159 | 746,116 | 2,106,673 | 367,534 | 6,297,730 | 90,445,648 |
| 2007 | 61,287,250 | 14,859,551 | 2,475,777 | 677,781 | 1,746,950 | 277,637 | 6,745,460 | 88,070,406 |
| 2006 | 55,991,953 | 14,238,325 | 1,983,320 | 598,287 | 1,568,829 | 231,358 | 7,208,641 | 81,820,713 |
| 2005 | 50,396,240 | 13,306,545 | 1,624,041 | 579,141 | 1,429,261 | 188,830 | 7,267,051 | 74,791,109 |
| 2004 | 43,809,422 | 13,175,674 | 1,367,178 | 550,570 | 1,272,758 | 156,879 | 7,467,498 | 67,799,979 |
| 2003 | 37,742,418 | 11,309,733 | 1,161,225 | 472,821 | 1,021,251 | 137,068 | 7,795,961 | 59,640,477 |
| 2002 | 31,688,989 | 10,148,616 | 1,032,146 | 274,112 | 1,036,706 | 117,700 | 8,058,004 | 52,356,273 |
| 2001 | 29,225,840 | 9,461,426 | 977,875 | 190,603 | 998,755 | 101,477 | 8,144,193 | 49,100,169 |
| 2000 | 27,830,500 | 9,244,889 | 869,017 | 182,585 | 800,690 | 88,241 | 8,490,188 | 47,506,110 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Energy available to a country in the year: production + imports − exports − international bunkers ± stock changes (IEA total energy supply), split by source. The seven sources sum to total energy supply less net trade in electricity and heat, as on IEA's country pages.
Source: IEA World Energy Balances — Total energy supply by source · IEA Terms of Use for Non-CC Material · retrieved as TESbySource-CHINA.json · 2026-11-06
Based on IEA data from IEA (2026) World Energy Balances, https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics, All rights reserved.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity18.8 GW2025 · #1 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity1,243.3 GW2025 · #1 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand10,486.3 TWh2025 · #1 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports-19.5 TWh2025 · #201 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity160.5 GW2025 · #2 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity382.1 GW2025 · #1 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- LNG imports67 Mt2025 · #1 of 7 · GIIGNL, 2026 edition
- Nuclear capacity62.5 GW2025 · #2 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity16.6 GW2025 · #5 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions5,549.9 MtCO2e2025 · #1 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity528.3 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #82 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity1,202.2 GW2025 · #1 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity3,726.5 GW2025 · #1 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation10,505.7 TWh2025 · #1 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity640.6 GW2025 · #1 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11