India vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from solar
India
31.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
0.5816 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Ireland rank
1st
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- India
- Ireland
How they compare
India currently reports 31.5 terawatt-hours against 0.5816 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 30.92 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 54.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st of 77 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Ireland | 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 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0069 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 0.0033 terawatt-hours | 4.75 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 0.2735 terawatt-hours | 19.88 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, India or Ireland?
- India, at 31.5 terawatt-hours against 0.5816 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between India and Ireland?
- 30.92 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- India ranks 3rd and Ireland ranks 1st 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.