Indonesia vs United States: Electricity generation by source
Indonesia
16.77 terawatt-hours
in 2024
United States
17.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Electricity generation by source over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.7 terawatt-hours against 16.77 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 0.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 14.65 terawatt-hours | 14.65 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 20.82 terawatt-hours | 20.82 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 35.48 terawatt-hours | 35.48 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 64.21 terawatt-hours | 62.16 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 6.77 terawatt-hours | 16.36 terawatt-hours | 9.58 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 10.99 terawatt-hours | 18.59 terawatt-hours | 7.6 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 16.38 terawatt-hours | 18.09 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Indonesia or United States?
- United States, at 17.7 terawatt-hours against 16.77 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Indonesia and United States?
- 0.93 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. 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.