Australia vs Philippines: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Australia
121.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines
136.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
27th
Philippines rank
24th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Australia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 136.78 terawatt-hours against 121.13 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 15.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 7.07 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 14.24 terawatt-hours | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 11.25 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.1 terawatt-hours | 48.65 terawatt-hours | 33.55 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 1990s | 18.46 terawatt-hours | 74.33 terawatt-hours | 55.87 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 2000s | 25.01 terawatt-hours | 112.9 terawatt-hours | 87.89 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 2010s | 46.26 terawatt-hours | 119.48 terawatt-hours | 73.22 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
| 2020s | 97.99 terawatt-hours | 130.13 terawatt-hours | 32.13 terawatt-hours | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Australia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 136.78 terawatt-hours against 121.13 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Australia and Philippines?
- 15.65 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Philippines?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Philippines rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Australia ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 24th 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.