Australia vs Greece: Share of primary energy from solar
Australia
3.8%
in 2025
Greece
3.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Greece rank
10th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Greece ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Australia or Greece?
- Australia, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Australia and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Australia ranks 9th and Greece ranks 10th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.