Germany vs India: Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate
Germany
-0.3012 % change on previous year
in 2025
India
-0.2223 % change on previous year
in 2025
Germany rank
163rd
India rank
160th
Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports -0.2223 % change on previous year against -0.3012 % change on previous year in Germany, a difference of 0.0789 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 163rd and India ranks 160th of 218 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 | 3.67 % change on previous year | 5.41 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | India |
| 1970s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | India |
| 1980s | -1.07 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 7.81 % change on previous year | India |
| 1990s | -0.9579 % change on previous year | 5.31 % change on previous year | 6.26 % change on previous year | India |
| 2000s | -1.13 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | India |
| 2010s | -0.452 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 4.63 % change on previous year | India |
| 2020s | -3.01 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 6.32 % change on previous year | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate, Germany or India?
- India, at -0.2223 % change on previous year against -0.3012 % change on previous year in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate between Germany and India?
- 0.0789 % change on previous year, 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 fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate?
- Germany ranks 163rd and India ranks 160th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fossil fuel consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.