India vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from renewables

India
103.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
45.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • India
  • United States
-50050100196619952025

How they compare

India currently reports 103.04 terawatt-hours against 45.49 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 57.55 terawatt-hours.

That makes India's figure about 2.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 77 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 terawatt-hours 17.25 terawatt-hours 14.87 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 2.55 terawatt-hours 8.27 terawatt-hours 5.73 terawatt-hours United States
1980s 0.9201 terawatt-hours 13.97 terawatt-hours 13.05 terawatt-hours United States
1990s 2.54 terawatt-hours 13.2 terawatt-hours 10.65 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 6.67 terawatt-hours 27.4 terawatt-hours 20.73 terawatt-hours United States
2010s 18.82 terawatt-hours 51.63 terawatt-hours 32.81 terawatt-hours United States
2020s 42.36 terawatt-hours 71.42 terawatt-hours 29.06 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, India or United States?
India, at 103.04 terawatt-hours against 45.49 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between India and United States?
57.55 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do India and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 77 countries.
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.