CIS (EI) vs India: Annual change in primary energy from solar

CIS (EI)
4.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
31.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
India rank
3rd

Annual change in primary energy from solar over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • India
0102030196619952025

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 annual change in primary energy from solar, 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 annual change in primary energy from solar 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 annual change in primary energy from solar?
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 Annual change in primary energy from solar. 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 solar
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.