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

OECD (EI)

5,575 terawatt-hours

in 2025

United States

2,576 terawatt-hours

in 2025

OECD (EI) rank

1st

United States rank

2nd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

OECD (EI) currently reports 5,575 terawatt-hours against 2,576 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 2,999 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 2.2 times United States's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.