CIS (EI) vs United States: Renewable energy

CIS (EI)
7.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
312.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd

Renewable energy over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
0100200300400196519952025

How they compare

United States currently reports 312.26 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 304.42 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 39.9 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 0 terawatt-hours 46.99 terawatt-hours 46.99 terawatt-hours United States
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 80.91 terawatt-hours 80.91 terawatt-hours United States
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 169.68 terawatt-hours 169.68 terawatt-hours United States
1990s 0.3848 terawatt-hours 306.02 terawatt-hours 305.63 terawatt-hours United States
2000s 3.43 terawatt-hours 323.19 terawatt-hours 319.76 terawatt-hours United States
2010s 5.27 terawatt-hours 357.68 terawatt-hours 352.41 terawatt-hours United States
2020s 7.52 terawatt-hours 327.18 terawatt-hours 319.66 terawatt-hours United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, CIS (EI) or United States?
United States, at 312.26 terawatt-hours against 7.84 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between CIS (EI) and United States?
304.42 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 renewable energy?
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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
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.