Indonesia vs Netherlands: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Indonesia
67.21 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Netherlands
73.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia rank
26th
Netherlands rank
23rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 73.09 terawatt-hours against 67.21 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 5.88 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 4.46 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 10.46 terawatt-hours | 5.2 terawatt-hours | 5.27 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 22.48 terawatt-hours | 10.27 terawatt-hours | 12.21 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 37.89 terawatt-hours | 18.52 terawatt-hours | 19.37 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 61.38 terawatt-hours | 51.96 terawatt-hours | 9.42 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Indonesia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 73.09 terawatt-hours against 67.21 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Indonesia and Netherlands?
- 5.88 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Netherlands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Netherlands rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Indonesia ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 23rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. 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. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.