Germany vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Germany
15.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
16.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Pakistan rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Germany
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 16.78 terawatt-hours against 15.71 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 1.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pakistan ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 77 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Pakistan | 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 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.6696 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.6686 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.85 terawatt-hours | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 3.59 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.73 terawatt-hours | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Germany or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 16.78 terawatt-hours against 15.71 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Germany and Pakistan?
- 1.07 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Germany ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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 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.