India vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
India
20.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
17.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
Pakistan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 20.94 terawatt-hours against 17.13 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 3.81 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 78 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.86 terawatt-hours | -0.7879 terawatt-hours | 12.65 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 16.67 terawatt-hours | -0.5199 terawatt-hours | 17.19 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 55.24 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 53.74 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 61.67 terawatt-hours | 0.1686 terawatt-hours | 61.5 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 147.16 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | 143.09 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 172.08 terawatt-hours | 7.76 terawatt-hours | 164.31 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 236.6 terawatt-hours | -1.71 terawatt-hours | 238.31 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 Pakistan?
- India, at 20.94 terawatt-hours against 17.13 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between India and Pakistan?
- 3.81 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- India ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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.