Germany vs India: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Germany
15.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
31.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
India rank
3rd
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 31.5 terawatt-hours against 15.71 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 15.79 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.6696 terawatt-hours | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 0.6627 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.85 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 0.9079 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 7.73 terawatt-hours | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 12.43 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Germany or India?
- India, at 31.5 terawatt-hours against 15.71 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Germany and India?
- 15.79 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 79 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.