India vs United States: Primary energy from solar and wind
India
272.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
861.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 861.83 terawatt-hours against 272.59 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 589.24 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.2 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 111 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 | 0.2463 terawatt-hours | 0.2463 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5431 terawatt-hours | 3.75 terawatt-hours | 3.2 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 26.81 terawatt-hours | 19.66 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 52.49 terawatt-hours | 240.26 terawatt-hours | 187.77 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 185.97 terawatt-hours | 659.86 terawatt-hours | 473.9 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, India or United States?
- United States, at 861.83 terawatt-hours against 272.59 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between India and United States?
- 589.24 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 from solar and wind?
- India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 111 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 Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.