India vs OECD (EI): Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
India
53.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
220.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- India
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 220.62 terawatt-hours against 53.96 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 166.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 4.1 times India's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 111 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2906 terawatt-hours | 0.2906 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 0.1452 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 22.86 terawatt-hours | 21.37 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 9.46 terawatt-hours | 96.09 terawatt-hours | 86.62 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 26.94 terawatt-hours | 187.57 terawatt-hours | 160.63 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, India or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 220.62 terawatt-hours against 53.96 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between India and OECD (EI)?
- 166.66 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD (EI)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- India ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.