Ember · Energy
China: Electricity demand
10,486TWh · 2025+81.2% since 2015
Electricity demand: generation plus net imports. Annual figures for China from 1985 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (TWh) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,486.272 | |
| 2024 | 10,008.008 | |
| 2023 | 9,385.662 | |
| 2022 | 8,787.467 | |
| 2021 | 8,481.611 | |
| 2020 | 7,728.518 | |
| 2019 | 7,454.731 | |
| 2018 | 7,118.015 | |
| 2017 | 6,558.6 | |
| 2016 | 6,089.657 | |
| 2015 | 5,786.374 | |
| 2014 | 5,769.859 | |
| 2013 | 5,409.724 | |
| 2012 | 4,967.461 | |
| 2011 | 4,689.374 | |
| 2010 | 4,182.857 | |
| 2009 | 3,703.271 | |
| 2008 | 3,482.958 | |
| 2007 | 3,271.238 | |
| 2006 | 2,858.844 | |
| 2005 | 2,494.077 | |
| 2004 | 2,197.234 | |
| 2003 | 1,903.21 | |
| 2002 | 1,645.592 | |
| 2001 | 1,472.2 | |
| 2000 | 1,346.842 | |
| 1999 | 1,239.3 | |
| 1998 | 1,167 | |
| 1997 | 1,135.547 | |
| 1996 | 1,081.31 | |
| 1995 | 1,007.03 | |
| 1994 | 927.795 | |
| 1993 | 811.59 | |
| 1992 | 753.94 | |
| 1991 | 677.55 | |
| 1990 | 621.2 | |
| 1989 | 584.81 | |
| 1988 | 545.21 | |
| 1987 | 497.267 | |
| 1986 | 449.53 | |
| 1985 | 410.69 |
Source
Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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Ember (2026). Electricity demand. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-electricity-demand (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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- Guinea-Bissau
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