Australia vs India: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Australia
7.9%
in 2025
India
7.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
54th
India rank
57th
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7.9% against 7.0% in India, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and India ranks 57th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | India |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.1% | India |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.8% | India |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | India |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 3.9% | 2.1% | India |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1.6% | India |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from low-carbon energy, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 7.9% against 7.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from low-carbon energy between Australia and India?
- 0.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Australia ranks 54th and India ranks 57th 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 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.