India vs United States: Primary energy use
India
10,861 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
26,064 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy use over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 26,064 terawatt-hours against 10,861 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 15,203 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 218 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 | 634.72 terawatt-hours | 15,521 terawatt-hours | 14,887 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 874.43 terawatt-hours | 19,503 terawatt-hours | 18,628 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 1,495 terawatt-hours | 20,159 terawatt-hours | 18,664 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 2,750 terawatt-hours | 23,807 terawatt-hours | 21,057 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 4,415 terawatt-hours | 26,218 terawatt-hours | 21,803 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 7,465 terawatt-hours | 25,516 terawatt-hours | 18,051 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 9,816 terawatt-hours | 25,287 terawatt-hours | 15,471 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, India or United States?
- United States, at 26,064 terawatt-hours against 10,861 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between India and United States?
- 15,203 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for primary energy use?
- India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.