India vs OECD (EI): Primary energy from renewables
India
597.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
6,116 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Primary energy from renewables over time
- India
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 6,116 terawatt-hours against 597.94 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 5,518 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 10.2 times India's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.23 terawatt-hours | 872.16 terawatt-hours | 848.93 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 40.07 terawatt-hours | 1,139 terawatt-hours | 1,099 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 53.74 terawatt-hours | 1,508 terawatt-hours | 1,454 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 76.65 terawatt-hours | 1,953 terawatt-hours | 1,876 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 117.19 terawatt-hours | 2,470 terawatt-hours | 2,353 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 242.73 terawatt-hours | 4,108 terawatt-hours | 3,865 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 453.87 terawatt-hours | 5,601 terawatt-hours | 5,147 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, India or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 6,116 terawatt-hours against 597.94 terawatt-hours in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between India and OECD (EI)?
- 5,518 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and OECD (EI) rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- India ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st 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.