India vs United States: Annual change in primary energy use
India
77.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
495.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 495.61 terawatt-hours against 77.88 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 417.73 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 6.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.62 terawatt-hours | 759.26 terawatt-hours | 723.64 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 35.3 terawatt-hours | 401.5 terawatt-hours | 366.2 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 94.28 terawatt-hours | 111.41 terawatt-hours | 17.13 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 136.46 terawatt-hours | 337.45 terawatt-hours | 200.99 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 238.79 terawatt-hours | -70.58 terawatt-hours | 309.37 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 308.15 terawatt-hours | 109.86 terawatt-hours | 198.29 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 334.47 terawatt-hours | 13.28 terawatt-hours | 321.19 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, India or United States?
- United States, at 495.61 terawatt-hours against 77.88 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between India and United States?
- 417.73 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- India ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.