Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Australia
-0.7263 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
-0.7098 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
59th
United Kingdom rank
58th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -0.7098 terawatt-hours against -0.7263 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.0165 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 58th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2486 terawatt-hours | -0.339 terawatt-hours | 0.5876 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5562 terawatt-hours | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | 0.4515 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.0465 terawatt-hours | 0.0458 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.2028 terawatt-hours | 0.0567 terawatt-hours | 0.1461 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.3639 terawatt-hours | -0.0108 terawatt-hours | 0.3532 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.1379 terawatt-hours | 0.0705 terawatt-hours | 0.0674 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | -0.235 terawatt-hours | -0.1412 terawatt-hours | 0.0939 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -0.7098 terawatt-hours against -0.7263 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0165 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 59th and United Kingdom ranks 58th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. 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.