Australia vs Netherlands: Primary energy from renewables
Australia
121.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
93.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
21st
Netherlands rank
24th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 121.13 terawatt-hours against 93.26 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 27.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 24th of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 8.72 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 14.24 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 12.77 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 13.26 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.46 terawatt-hours | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 14.66 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.01 terawatt-hours | 15.38 terawatt-hours | 9.63 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 46.26 terawatt-hours | 30.7 terawatt-hours | 15.56 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 97.99 terawatt-hours | 79.79 terawatt-hours | 18.21 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 121.13 terawatt-hours against 93.26 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Australia and Netherlands?
- 27.87 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 24th 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 renewables. 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.