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

OECD (EI)
147.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
45.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
United States rank
3rd

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • United States
-1000100200300196619952025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 147.09 terawatt-hours against 45.49 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 101.6 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 3.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was OECD (EI) ahead.

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 3 groups.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 35.28 terawatt-hours 17.25 terawatt-hours 18.03 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1970s 37.39 terawatt-hours 8.27 terawatt-hours 29.11 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1980s 34.45 terawatt-hours 13.97 terawatt-hours 20.48 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 46.4 terawatt-hours 13.2 terawatt-hours 33.2 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 93.19 terawatt-hours 27.4 terawatt-hours 65.78 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 182.86 terawatt-hours 51.63 terawatt-hours 131.23 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 205.16 terawatt-hours 71.42 terawatt-hours 133.75 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, OECD (EI) or United States?
OECD (EI), at 147.09 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 OECD (EI) and United States?
101.6 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) 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 renewables?
OECD (EI) ranks 1st 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.