CIS (EI) vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from solar
CIS (EI)
4.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
16.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- CIS (EI)
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 16.78 terawatt-hours against 4.47 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 12.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.8 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pakistan ahead.
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 3 groups.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | Pakistan | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1685 terawatt-hours | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 0.0926 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 3.41 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 16.78 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 Pakistan?
- 12.31 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.