Germany vs India: Primary energy from renewables
Germany
423.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
597.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
India rank
4th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 597.94 terawatt-hours against 423.09 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 174.85 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2 terawatt-hours | 23.23 terawatt-hours | 7.02 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 19.71 terawatt-hours | 40.07 terawatt-hours | 20.36 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 24.16 terawatt-hours | 53.74 terawatt-hours | 29.59 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 27.44 terawatt-hours | 76.65 terawatt-hours | 49.21 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 114.19 terawatt-hours | 117.19 terawatt-hours | 2.99 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 306.46 terawatt-hours | 242.73 terawatt-hours | 63.73 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 407.09 terawatt-hours | 453.87 terawatt-hours | 46.78 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Germany or India?
- India, at 597.94 terawatt-hours against 423.09 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Germany and India?
- 174.85 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 renewables?
- Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 4th 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.