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
-500-2500250500750196619952025

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

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.