CIS (EI) vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from solar
CIS (EI)
4.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
85.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- CIS (EI)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 85.93 terawatt-hours against 4.47 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 81.46 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 19.2 times CIS (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | United States | 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 | 0.0253 terawatt-hours | 0.0253 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1685 terawatt-hours | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 10.42 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 47.46 terawatt-hours | 45.21 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 solar, CIS (EI) or United States?
- United States, at 85.93 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 United States?
- 81.46 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd 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.