Australia vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
16.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Pakistan rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 16.97 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 5.56 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pakistan ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 0.2762 terawatt-hours | 0.039 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 0.5175 terawatt-hours | 0.0802 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.8967 terawatt-hours | 0.7771 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 0.4061 terawatt-hours | 0.097 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 0.7251 terawatt-hours | 0.0541 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 6.16 terawatt-hours | 3.39 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Australia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 16.97 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and Pakistan?
- 5.56 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 77 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 renewables. 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.