Germany vs India: Primary energy from solar
Germany
91.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
168.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Primary energy from solar over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 168.58 terawatt-hours against 91.59 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 76.99 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.
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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0067 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 1.88 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 32.87 terawatt-hours | 13.81 terawatt-hours | 19.06 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 65.42 terawatt-hours | 108.27 terawatt-hours | 42.85 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Germany or India?
- India, at 168.58 terawatt-hours against 91.59 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Germany and India?
- 76.99 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?
- Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 77 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. 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.