CIS (EI) vs India: Electricity generation from solar and wind

CIS (EI)
28.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
299.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
India rank
3rd

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • India
0100200300196519952025

How they compare

India currently reports 299.97 terawatt-hours against 28.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 271.91 terawatt-hours.

That makes India's figure about 10.7 times CIS (EI)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade CIS (EI) India Difference Ahead
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0.5431 terawatt-hours 0.5431 terawatt-hours India
2000s 0.0074 terawatt-hours 7.15 terawatt-hours 7.15 terawatt-hours India
2010s 0.8511 terawatt-hours 51.47 terawatt-hours 50.62 terawatt-hours India
2020s 15.29 terawatt-hours 189.18 terawatt-hours 173.89 terawatt-hours India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, CIS (EI) or India?
India, at 299.97 terawatt-hours against 28.06 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between CIS (EI) and India?
271.91 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for CIS (EI) and India?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do CIS (EI) and India rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,906 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.