Germany vs Indonesia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy

Germany
423.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia
373.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Indonesia rank
11th

Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time

  • Germany
  • Indonesia
0200400600196519952025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 423.09 terawatt-hours against 373.65 terawatt-hours in Indonesia, a difference of 49.44 terawatt-hours.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 11th of 77 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 21.24 terawatt-hours 2.72 terawatt-hours 18.52 terawatt-hours Germany
1970s 92.33 terawatt-hours 1.74 terawatt-hours 90.6 terawatt-hours Germany
1980s 359.69 terawatt-hours 3.14 terawatt-hours 356.56 terawatt-hours Germany
1990s 506.55 terawatt-hours 28.87 terawatt-hours 477.68 terawatt-hours Germany
2000s 596.77 terawatt-hours 78.67 terawatt-hours 518.1 terawatt-hours Germany
2010s 593.2 terawatt-hours 153.38 terawatt-hours 439.82 terawatt-hours Germany
2020s 495.7 terawatt-hours 348.9 terawatt-hours 146.8 terawatt-hours Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Germany or Indonesia?
Germany, at 423.09 terawatt-hours against 373.65 terawatt-hours in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Germany and Indonesia?
49.44 terawatt-hours, with Germany 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 primary energy from low-carbon energy?
Germany ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 11th 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

Indicator
Primary energy from low-carbon 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.