India vs United States: Electricity generation from solar
India
195.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
388.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Electricity generation from solar over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 388.82 terawatt-hours against 195.99 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 192.83 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times India's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0437 terawatt-hours | 0.0437 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.4866 terawatt-hours | 0.4841 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.611 terawatt-hours | 0.581 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 12.79 terawatt-hours | 41.67 terawatt-hours | 28.88 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 111.48 terawatt-hours | 238.62 terawatt-hours | 127.14 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, India or United States?
- United States, at 388.82 terawatt-hours against 195.99 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between India and United States?
- 192.83 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
- 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.