Germany vs Indonesia: Primary energy from renewables

Germany
423.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
373.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Indonesia rank
7th

Primary energy from renewables over time

  • Germany
  • Indonesia
0100200300400196519952025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 423.09 terawatt-hours against 373.65 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 49.44 terawatt-hours.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 16.2 terawatt-hours 2.72 terawatt-hours 13.48 terawatt-hours Germany
1970s 19.71 terawatt-hours 1.74 terawatt-hours 17.97 terawatt-hours Germany
1980s 24.16 terawatt-hours 3.14 terawatt-hours 21.02 terawatt-hours Germany
1990s 27.44 terawatt-hours 28.87 terawatt-hours 1.43 terawatt-hours Indonesia
2000s 114.19 terawatt-hours 78.67 terawatt-hours 35.52 terawatt-hours Germany
2010s 306.46 terawatt-hours 153.38 terawatt-hours 153.09 terawatt-hours Germany
2020s 407.09 terawatt-hours 348.9 terawatt-hours 58.19 terawatt-hours Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Germany or Indonesia?
Germany, at 423.09 terawatt-hours against 373.65 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Germany and Indonesia?
49.44 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Indonesia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Germany and Indonesia rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
Germany ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.