India vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from solar
India
31.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
85.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 85.93 terawatt-hours against 31.5 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 54.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | 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 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | 0.0259 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | 0.1489 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 5.83 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 47.46 terawatt-hours | 27.31 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, India or United States?
- United States, at 85.93 terawatt-hours against 31.5 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between India and United States?
- 54.43 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- India ranks 3rd and United States 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 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.