Germany vs India: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Germany
-0.3%
in 2025
India
-0.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
44th
India rank
43rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 44th and India ranks 43rd of 76 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 5.4% | 1.7% | India |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.9% | 1.7% | India |
| 1980s | -1.1% | 6.7% | 7.8% | India |
| 1990s | -1.0% | 5.3% | 6.3% | India |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 5.5% | 6.7% | India |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 4.2% | 4.6% | India |
| 2020s | -3.0% | 3.3% | 6.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Germany or India?
- India, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Germany and India?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Germany ranks 44th and India ranks 43rd of 76 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 percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.