India vs Indonesia: Fossil fuel production
India
4,992 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
4,454 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
3rd
Fossil fuel production over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 4,992 terawatt-hours against 4,454 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 538 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 34 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 890.01 terawatt-hours | 18.21 terawatt-hours | 871.79 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 1,515 terawatt-hours | 267.48 terawatt-hours | 1,248 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 2,197 terawatt-hours | 1,076 terawatt-hours | 1,121 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 3,188 terawatt-hours | 2,707 terawatt-hours | 481.01 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 4,342 terawatt-hours | 4,035 terawatt-hours | 306.95 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 4,992 terawatt-hours against 4,454 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production between India and Indonesia?
- 538 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for fossil fuel production?
- India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production. 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.