Germany vs Indonesia: Renewable energy

Germany
147.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
216.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
Indonesia rank
3rd

Renewable energy over time

  • Germany
  • Indonesia
050100150200250196519952025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 216.88 terawatt-hours against 147.01 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 69.87 terawatt-hours.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Indonesia ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 3.48 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 3.48 terawatt-hours Germany
1980s 5.1 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 5.1 terawatt-hours Germany
1990s 6.13 terawatt-hours 20.46 terawatt-hours 14.33 terawatt-hours Indonesia
2000s 46.85 terawatt-hours 68.02 terawatt-hours 21.17 terawatt-hours Indonesia
2010s 146.03 terawatt-hours 117.41 terawatt-hours 28.61 terawatt-hours Germany
2020s 156.18 terawatt-hours 218.89 terawatt-hours 62.71 terawatt-hours Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Germany or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 216.88 terawatt-hours against 147.01 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Germany and Indonesia?
69.87 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia 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 renewable energy?
Germany ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 79 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
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.