CIS (EI) vs United States: Annual change in primary energy use

CIS (EI)
44.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
495.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k01.0k196619952025

How they compare

United States currently reports 495.61 terawatt-hours against 44.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 451.55 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 11.2 times CIS (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.

CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, CIS (EI) averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 352.18 terawatt-hours 759.26 terawatt-hours 407.07 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 466.48 terawatt-hours 401.5 terawatt-hours 64.97 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
1980s -29.22 terawatt-hours 111.41 terawatt-hours 140.63 terawatt-hours United States
1990s -415.79 terawatt-hours 337.45 terawatt-hours 753.24 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 73.46 terawatt-hours -70.58 terawatt-hours 144.05 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
2010s 139.26 terawatt-hours 109.86 terawatt-hours 29.4 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
2020s 130.61 terawatt-hours 13.28 terawatt-hours 117.33 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, CIS (EI) or United States?
United States, at 495.61 terawatt-hours against 44.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between CIS (EI) and United States?
451.55 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and United States?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do CIS (EI) and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.