CIS (EI) vs India: Primary energy from solar
CIS (EI)
15.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
168.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
India rank
3rd
Primary energy from solar over time
- CIS (EI)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 168.58 terawatt-hours against 15.22 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 153.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 11.1 times CIS (EI)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | CIS (EI) | India | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 0.468 terawatt-hours | 13.81 terawatt-hours | 13.35 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 7.59 terawatt-hours | 108.27 terawatt-hours | 100.67 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, CIS (EI) or India?
- India, at 168.58 terawatt-hours against 15.22 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between CIS (EI) and India?
- 153.36 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do CIS (EI) and India rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.