Ember · Energy
China: Electricity generation, total
10,506TWh · 2025+81.2% since 2015
Total electricity generated in the year. Annual figures for China from 1985 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (TWh) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,505.74 | |
| 2024 | 10,025.008 | |
| 2023 | 9,402.742 | |
| 2022 | 8,800.417 | |
| 2021 | 8,495.849 | |
| 2020 | 7,745.56 | |
| 2019 | 7,471.528 | |
| 2018 | 7,133.233 | |
| 2017 | 6,571.647 | |
| 2016 | 6,102.38 | |
| 2015 | 5,798.818 | |
| 2014 | 5,781.267 | |
| 2013 | 5,420.955 | |
| 2012 | 4,978.24 | |
| 2011 | 4,702.119 | |
| 2010 | 4,196.371 | |
| 2009 | 3,714.651 | |
| 2008 | 3,495.76 | |
| 2007 | 3,281.553 | |
| 2006 | 2,865.726 | |
| 2005 | 2,500.26 | |
| 2004 | 2,203.31 | |
| 2003 | 1,910.574 | |
| 2002 | 1,653.996 | |
| 2001 | 1,480.8 | |
| 2000 | 1,355.596 | |
| 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 generation, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-generation-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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