India vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from wind
India
22.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
12.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 22.46 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 9.85 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2133 terawatt-hours | 0.2133 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.1446 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 0.0954 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 7.01 terawatt-hours | 5.53 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 22.42 terawatt-hours | 17.72 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 6.78 terawatt-hours | 28.37 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, India or United States?
- India, at 22.46 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between India and United States?
- 9.85 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.