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

CIS (EI)
301.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
1,883 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd

Primary energy from renewables over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196519952025

How they compare

United States currently reports 1,883 terawatt-hours against 301.07 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 1,582 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 6.3 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 2nd 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 96.21 terawatt-hours 269.05 terawatt-hours 172.84 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 137.82 terawatt-hours 359.32 terawatt-hours 221.5 terawatt-hours United States
1980s 191.91 terawatt-hours 457.23 terawatt-hours 265.32 terawatt-hours United States
1990s 210.99 terawatt-hours 637.81 terawatt-hours 426.81 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 219.82 terawatt-hours 723.61 terawatt-hours 503.79 terawatt-hours United States
2010s 234.53 terawatt-hours 1,240 terawatt-hours 1,006 terawatt-hours United States
2020s 286.61 terawatt-hours 1,691 terawatt-hours 1,404 terawatt-hours United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables, CIS (EI) or United States?
United States, at 1,883 terawatt-hours against 301.07 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between CIS (EI) and United States?
1,582 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 renewables?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd 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 renewables. 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 renewables
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
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.