Electricity generation from solar and wind in CIS (EI)

CIS (EI): Electricity generation from solar and wind was 28.06 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
28.06 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 33.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
28.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
37
1965–2025

Electricity generation from solar and wind in CIS (EI), 1965–2025

01020301965199520251965: 0 terawatt-hours1990: 0 terawatt-hours1991: 0 terawatt-hours1992: 0 terawatt-hours1993: 0 terawatt-hours1994: 0 terawatt-hours1995: 0 terawatt-hours1996: 0 terawatt-hours1997: 0 terawatt-hours1998: 0 terawatt-hours1999: 0 terawatt-hours2000: 0.002 terawatt-hours2001: 0.003 terawatt-hours2002: 0.006 terawatt-hours2003: 0.009 terawatt-hours2004: 0.008 terawatt-hours2005: 0.008 terawatt-hours2006: 0.009 terawatt-hours2007: 0.011 terawatt-hours2008: 0.008 terawatt-hours2009: 0.011 terawatt-hours2010: 0.01 terawatt-hours2011: 0.014 terawatt-hours2012: 0.024 terawatt-hours2013: 0.04 terawatt-hours2014: 0.303 terawatt-hours2015: 0.74 terawatt-hours2016: 1.2 terawatt-hours2017: 1.4 terawatt-hours2018: 1.8 terawatt-hours2019: 3 terawatt-hours2020: 5.9 terawatt-hours2021: 9.1 terawatt-hours2022: 12.4 terawatt-hours2023: 15.3 terawatt-hours2024: 21 terawatt-hours2025: 28.1 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. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

CIS (EI) recorded 28.06 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.4% on the previous year and up 3,692.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in CIS (EI) peaked at 28.06 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 1
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 0.0074 terawatt-hours 0.0019 terawatt-hours 0.0112 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.8511 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours 3.04 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 15.29 terawatt-hours 5.9 terawatt-hours 28.06 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near CIS (EI)

  1. 1 China 2,310 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 2 United States 853.21 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 3 India 299.97 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 4 Germany 225.65 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 5 Brazil 206.22 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar and wind in CIS (EI)?
Electricity generation from solar and wind in CIS (EI) was 28.06 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in CIS (EI)?
The highest recorded value was 28.06 terawatt-hours in 2025.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in CIS (EI)?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
How does CIS (EI) rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
CIS (EI) ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in CIS (EI)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,692.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this CIS (EI) data come from?
The figures 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 part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.