India vs United States: Primary energy use by source

India

104.01 terawatt-hours

in 2025

United States

469.08 terawatt-hours

in 2025

India rank

5th

United States rank

2nd

Primary energy use by source over time

United States currently reports 469.08 terawatt-hours against 104.01 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 365.07 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 4.5 times India's.

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

India ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 79 countries.

Indicator: Primary energy use by source
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: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.