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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.