Australia vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Australia
11.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
19.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Pakistan rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 19.53 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 8.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pakistan ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2372 terawatt-hours | 0.2762 terawatt-hours | 0.039 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.5977 terawatt-hours | 0.5336 terawatt-hours | 0.0641 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.9168 terawatt-hours | 0.7972 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | 0.3941 terawatt-hours | 0.0849 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.7791 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 0.6927 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 0.1085 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 13.47 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Australia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 19.53 terawatt-hours against 11.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Australia and Pakistan?
- 8.12 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Australia ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.