Germany vs India: Primary energy from solar and wind
Germany
225.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
272.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
India rank
3rd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 272.59 terawatt-hours against 225.27 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 47.32 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 110 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 | 0.5431 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 28.04 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 20.89 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 108.21 terawatt-hours | 52.49 terawatt-hours | 55.72 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 196.76 terawatt-hours | 185.97 terawatt-hours | 10.79 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Germany or India?
- India, at 272.59 terawatt-hours against 225.27 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Germany and India?
- 47.32 terawatt-hours, with India 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 from solar and wind?
- Germany ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 110 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 from solar and wind. 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.