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

CIS (EI)
13.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
9.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
-1000100200196619952025

How they compare

CIS (EI) currently reports 13.01 terawatt-hours against 9.3 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 3.71 terawatt-hours.

That makes CIS (EI)'s figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.

CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 3 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, CIS (EI) averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.34 terawatt-hours 8.19 terawatt-hours 6.85 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 16.97 terawatt-hours 76.95 terawatt-hours 59.98 terawatt-hours United States
1980s 23.67 terawatt-hours 87.46 terawatt-hours 63.8 terawatt-hours United States
1990s -4.17 terawatt-hours 63.44 terawatt-hours 67.62 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 12.76 terawatt-hours 22.52 terawatt-hours 9.76 terawatt-hours United States
2010s 13.67 terawatt-hours 3.37 terawatt-hours 10.3 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)
2020s 13.82 terawatt-hours -13.09 terawatt-hours 26.91 terawatt-hours CIS (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, CIS (EI) or United States?
CIS (EI), at 13.01 terawatt-hours against 9.3 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between CIS (EI) and United States?
3.71 terawatt-hours, with CIS (EI) 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 from nuclear?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 3 groups.
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 nuclear. 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 from nuclear
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,533 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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