Germany vs United States: Primary energy from solar
Germany
91.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
392.75 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 392.75 terawatt-hours against 91.59 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 301.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 4.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0306 terawatt-hours | 0.0306 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0067 terawatt-hours | 0.4866 terawatt-hours | 0.4799 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 0.9381 terawatt-hours | 0.9722 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 32.87 terawatt-hours | 43.72 terawatt-hours | 10.85 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 65.42 terawatt-hours | 241.03 terawatt-hours | 175.62 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 392.75 terawatt-hours against 91.59 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Germany and United States?
- 301.16 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.