Annual change in primary energy from oil in United States

United States: Annual change in primary energy from oil was 99.53 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
99.53 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 96.2%
World rank
2nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
833.54 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
-1,252 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
60
1966–2025

Annual change in primary energy from oil in United States, 1966–2025

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Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

United States recorded 99.53 terawatt-hours for annual change in primary energy from oil in 2025.

That represents a change of up 96.2% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from oil in United States peaked at 833.54 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1,252 terawatt-hours, in 2020.

That places United States 2nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 354.34 terawatt-hours 257.55 terawatt-hours 469.17 terawatt-hours 4
1970s 242.6 terawatt-hours -383.75 terawatt-hours 679.76 terawatt-hours 10
1980s -74.16 terawatt-hours -804.36 terawatt-hours 414.79 terawatt-hours 10
1990s 102.49 terawatt-hours -203.28 terawatt-hours 349.37 terawatt-hours 10
2000s -80.1 terawatt-hours -727.27 terawatt-hours 395.02 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 54.68 terawatt-hours -223.99 terawatt-hours 241.01 terawatt-hours 10
2020s -28.21 terawatt-hours -1,252 terawatt-hours 833.54 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 China 227.96 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 34.89 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 4 Iraq 27.17 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 5 Turkey 25.59 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in primary energy from oil in United States?
Annual change in primary energy from oil in United States was 99.53 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual change in primary energy from oil recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 833.54 terawatt-hours in 2021.
What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from oil recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was -1,252 terawatt-hours in 2020.
How does United States rank for annual change in primary energy from oil?
United States ranks 2nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in primary energy from oil rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,598 data points, 1966–2025
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Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.