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

CIS (EI)
-3.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
45.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
3rd
United States rank
3rd

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
-50050100196619952025

How they compare

United States currently reports 45.49 terawatt-hours against -3.01 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 48.5 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 15.1 times CIS (EI)'s.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was CIS (EI) ahead.

CIS (EI) ranks 3rd and United States ranks 3rd of 3 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 8.44 terawatt-hours 17.25 terawatt-hours 8.81 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 5.68 terawatt-hours 8.27 terawatt-hours 2.59 terawatt-hours United States
1980s 2.71 terawatt-hours 13.97 terawatt-hours 11.26 terawatt-hours United States
1990s 0.4378 terawatt-hours 13.2 terawatt-hours 12.76 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 2 terawatt-hours 27.4 terawatt-hours 25.41 terawatt-hours United States
2010s 3.51 terawatt-hours 51.63 terawatt-hours 48.12 terawatt-hours United States
2020s 7.08 terawatt-hours 71.42 terawatt-hours 64.33 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 renewables, CIS (EI) or United States?
United States, at 45.49 terawatt-hours against -3.01 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between CIS (EI) and United States?
48.5 terawatt-hours, with United States 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 renewables?
CIS (EI) ranks 3rd and United States 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 Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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 renewables
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
82 places, 4,604 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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