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China: Electricity generation from renewables

3829.96TWh · 2025+177.8% since 2015

Electricity generated from renewables in the year. Annual figures for China from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (TWh)Note
20253,829.96
20243,324.073
20232,820.895
20222,602.84
20212,386.485
20202,139.828
20191,979.375
20181,807.021
20171,644.49
20161,507.736
20151,378.56
20141,276.108
20131,084.007
2012992.656
2011785.074
2010779.348
2009664.397
2008665.078
2007500.72
2006446.726
2005404.369
2004357.426
2003287.277
2002291.401
2001280.734
2000225.559
1999199.591
1998201.74
1997198.911
1996189.606
1995194.217
1994168.278
1993152.179
1992130.933
1991124.764
1990126.812
1989118.409
1988109.168
1987100.024
198694.549
198592.388

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Electricity generation from renewables. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-generation-renewables (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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