India vs Indonesia: Annual change in primary energy from coal
India
20.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
120.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
Indonesia rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 120.4 terawatt-hours against 20.94 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 99.46 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 5.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 78 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 | 11.86 terawatt-hours | -0.0843 terawatt-hours | 11.94 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 16.67 terawatt-hours | 0.1163 terawatt-hours | 16.55 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 55.24 terawatt-hours | 3.9 terawatt-hours | 51.34 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 61.67 terawatt-hours | 9.56 terawatt-hours | 52.11 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 147.16 terawatt-hours | 24.14 terawatt-hours | 123.02 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 172.08 terawatt-hours | 42.29 terawatt-hours | 129.78 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 236.6 terawatt-hours | 105.09 terawatt-hours | 131.51 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 120.4 terawatt-hours against 20.94 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between India and Indonesia?
- 99.46 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 from coal?
- India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.