CIS (EI) vs United States: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

CIS (EI)
1,032 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
2,576 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
United States rank
2nd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

  • CIS (EI)
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 2,576 terawatt-hours against 1,032 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 1,544 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times CIS (EI)'s.

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

CIS (EI) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.