Pakistan vs United States of America: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Pakistan
16.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
85.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Pakistan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 85.93 terawatt-hours against 16.78 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 69.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 5.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States of America ahead.
Pakistan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | United States of America | 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 of America |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | 0.0265 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.1558 terawatt-hours | 0.1548 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 10.59 terawatt-hours | 10.33 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2020s | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 47.46 terawatt-hours | 41.8 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Pakistan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 85.93 terawatt-hours against 16.78 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Pakistan and United States of America?
- 69.15 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and United States of America rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Pakistan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 80 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.