Germany vs India: Primary energy use by source
Germany
133.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
104.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
India rank
5th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
Germany currently reports 133.68 terawatt-hours against 104.01 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 29.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 0.5406 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 26.13 terawatt-hours | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 19.01 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 75.34 terawatt-hours | 38.68 terawatt-hours | 36.67 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 131.35 terawatt-hours | 77.7 terawatt-hours | 53.64 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Germany or India?
- Germany, at 133.68 terawatt-hours against 104.01 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Germany and India?
- 29.67 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Germany ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use 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 of total energy supply.