CIS (EI) vs United States: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
CIS (EI)
1,024 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
4,386 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- CIS (EI)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,386 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 3,362 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 4.3 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 | 104.05 terawatt-hours | 296.67 terawatt-hours | 192.61 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 224.26 terawatt-hours | 824.24 terawatt-hours | 599.97 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 535.97 terawatt-hours | 1,649 terawatt-hours | 1,113 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 552.78 terawatt-hours | 2,691 terawatt-hours | 2,139 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 680.51 terawatt-hours | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 2,543 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 812.46 terawatt-hours | 3,785 terawatt-hours | 2,972 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 986.12 terawatt-hours | 4,180 terawatt-hours | 3,194 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, CIS (EI) or United States?
- United States, at 4,386 terawatt-hours against 1,024 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between CIS (EI) and United States?
- 3,362 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 primary energy from low-carbon 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 Primary energy from low-carbon energy. 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 of total energy supply.