India vs USSR: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
India
103.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
22.63 terawatt-hours
in 1984
India rank
2nd
USSR rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
India currently reports 103.04 terawatt-hours against 22.63 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 80.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 4.6 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 8.44 terawatt-hours | 6.05 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 2.55 terawatt-hours | 5.68 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | -0.0972 terawatt-hours | 6.19 terawatt-hours | 6.29 terawatt-hours | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, India or USSR?
- India, at 103.04 terawatt-hours against 22.63 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between India and USSR?
- 80.41 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1984.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- India ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 2nd 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.