Netherlands vs Pakistan: Primary energy from renewables
Netherlands
93.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
80.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
24th
Pakistan rank
27th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 93.26 terawatt-hours against 80.77 terawatt-hours in Pakistan, a difference of 12.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Pakistan ahead.
Netherlands ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 27th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 5.21 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 13.11 terawatt-hours | 11.27 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 21.04 terawatt-hours | 17.24 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 15.38 terawatt-hours | 27.06 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 30.7 terawatt-hours | 34.25 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 79.79 terawatt-hours | 58.18 terawatt-hours | 21.6 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Netherlands or Pakistan?
- Netherlands, at 93.26 terawatt-hours against 80.77 terawatt-hours in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Netherlands and Pakistan?
- 12.49 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Pakistan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Pakistan rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Netherlands ranks 24th and Pakistan ranks 27th 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.