Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Australia
6.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
5.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
15th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.53 terawatt-hours against 5.36 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.17 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 80 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0231 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 0.5608 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.68 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 5.42 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 6.53 terawatt-hours against 5.36 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 1.17 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 solar?
- Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar. 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.