CIS (EI) vs United States: Primary energy from nuclear

CIS (EI)
722.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
2,503 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Primary energy from nuclear over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 2,503 terawatt-hours against 722.85 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 1,780 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 3.5 times CIS (EI)'s.

Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 3 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 7.85 terawatt-hours 27.62 terawatt-hours 19.77 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 86.44 terawatt-hours 464.91 terawatt-hours 378.47 terawatt-hours United States
1980s 344.06 terawatt-hours 1,192 terawatt-hours 848.03 terawatt-hours United States
1990s 341.78 terawatt-hours 2,053 terawatt-hours 1,712 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 460.69 terawatt-hours 2,499 terawatt-hours 2,039 terawatt-hours United States
2010s 577.93 terawatt-hours 2,544 terawatt-hours 1,967 terawatt-hours United States
2020s 699.5 terawatt-hours 2,489 terawatt-hours 1,790 terawatt-hours United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, CIS (EI) or United States?
United States, at 2,503 terawatt-hours against 722.85 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between CIS (EI) and United States?
1,780 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and United States?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do CIS (EI) and United States rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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 nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from nuclear
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,754 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.