CIS (EI) vs India: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
CIS (EI)
4.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
31.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
India rank
3rd
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- CIS (EI)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 31.5 terawatt-hours against 4.47 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 27.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 7.1 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 0.1685 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 4.59 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 17.9 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, CIS (EI) or India?
- India, at 31.5 terawatt-hours against 4.47 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between CIS (EI) and India?
- 27.03 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and India rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.