Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
10.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
11th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 11.41 terawatt-hours against 10.38 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | -0.339 terawatt-hours | 0.5762 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | 0.493 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | 0.0721 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | 0.8709 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 3.1 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 16.86 terawatt-hours | 13.24 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 7.39 terawatt-hours | 2.16 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 United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 11.41 terawatt-hours against 10.38 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 1.03 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th 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.