Australia vs Germany: Coal consumption
Australia
405.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
415.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
Germany rank
13th
Coal consumption over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 415.19 terawatt-hours against 405.38 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 9.81 terawatt-hours.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 220 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 215.53 terawatt-hours | 1,752 terawatt-hours | 1,536 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 269.02 terawatt-hours | 1,593 terawatt-hours | 1,324 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 367.38 terawatt-hours | 1,665 terawatt-hours | 1,297 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 493.88 terawatt-hours | 1,141 terawatt-hours | 647.44 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 630.98 terawatt-hours | 968.9 terawatt-hours | 337.92 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 539.94 terawatt-hours | 870.42 terawatt-hours | 330.48 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 431.76 terawatt-hours | 520.15 terawatt-hours | 88.4 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 415.19 terawatt-hours against 405.38 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Australia and Germany?
- 9.81 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for coal consumption?
- Australia ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.