India vs Indonesia: Annual change in primary energy use
India
77.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
157.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
Indonesia rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 157.63 terawatt-hours against 77.88 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 79.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.0 times India's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.62 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 32.59 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 35.3 terawatt-hours | 18.87 terawatt-hours | 16.43 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 94.28 terawatt-hours | 25.09 terawatt-hours | 69.19 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 136.46 terawatt-hours | 56.23 terawatt-hours | 80.23 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 238.79 terawatt-hours | 56 terawatt-hours | 182.79 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 308.15 terawatt-hours | 66.68 terawatt-hours | 241.47 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 334.47 terawatt-hours | 146.2 terawatt-hours | 188.26 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 157.63 terawatt-hours against 77.88 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between India and Indonesia?
- 79.75 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. 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.