OECD (EI) vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
OECD (EI)
-4.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
9.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- OECD (EI)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9.3 terawatt-hours against -4.94 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI), a difference of 14.24 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
OECD (EI) ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 3 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD (EI) averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD (EI) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.53 terawatt-hours | 8.19 terawatt-hours | 17.34 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 156.44 terawatt-hours | 76.95 terawatt-hours | 79.5 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 332.57 terawatt-hours | 87.46 terawatt-hours | 245.11 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 165.41 terawatt-hours | 63.44 terawatt-hours | 101.97 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 12.36 terawatt-hours | 22.52 terawatt-hours | 10.16 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | -79.89 terawatt-hours | 3.37 terawatt-hours | 83.26 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | -58.27 terawatt-hours | -13.09 terawatt-hours | 45.18 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, OECD (EI) or United States?
- United States, at 9.3 terawatt-hours against -4.94 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between OECD (EI) and United States?
- 14.24 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do OECD (EI) and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- OECD (EI) ranks 3rd 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.