Australia vs India: Electricity generation from gas

Australia
47.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
48.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
34th
India rank
31st

Electricity generation from gas over time

  • Australia
  • India
0255075100125198520052025

How they compare

India currently reports 48.54 terawatt-hours against 47.05 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 1.49 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 34th and India ranks 31st of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1980s 13.82 terawatt-hours 4.19 terawatt-hours 9.63 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 12.99 terawatt-hours 29.02 terawatt-hours 16.02 terawatt-hours India
2000s 29.07 terawatt-hours 75.46 terawatt-hours 46.39 terawatt-hours India
2010s 51.18 terawatt-hours 81.78 terawatt-hours 30.59 terawatt-hours India
2020s 49.05 terawatt-hours 56.19 terawatt-hours 7.14 terawatt-hours India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from gas, Australia or India?
India, at 48.54 terawatt-hours against 47.05 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from gas between Australia and India?
1.49 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Australia and India rank globally for electricity generation from gas?
Australia ranks 34th and India ranks 31st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,056 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.