Australia vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Australia
-15.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
-24.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
71st
Germany rank
74th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports -15.12 terawatt-hours against -24.56 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 9.44 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 71st and Germany ranks 74th of 78 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.81 terawatt-hours | -28.38 terawatt-hours | 35.19 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.63 terawatt-hours | -14.92 terawatt-hours | 23.54 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 11.84 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 8.51 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.35 terawatt-hours | -68.45 terawatt-hours | 83.8 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | -12.13 terawatt-hours | 18.87 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | -16.84 terawatt-hours | -21.01 terawatt-hours | 4.16 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | -13.51 terawatt-hours | -34.84 terawatt-hours | 21.33 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at -15.12 terawatt-hours against -24.56 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Australia and Germany?
- 9.44 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 71st and Germany ranks 74th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.