Germany vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Germany
-10.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
-6.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
76th
Netherlands rank
74th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -6.68 terawatt-hours against -10.14 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 3.46 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 76th and Netherlands ranks 74th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.09 terawatt-hours | 22.48 terawatt-hours | 96.61 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 45.3 terawatt-hours | 10.46 terawatt-hours | 34.84 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | -48.16 terawatt-hours | -7.75 terawatt-hours | 40.4 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 13.27 terawatt-hours | 10.58 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | -26.13 terawatt-hours | 4.34 terawatt-hours | 30.47 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.12 terawatt-hours | -6.82 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | -30.77 terawatt-hours | -5.61 terawatt-hours | 25.16 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -6.68 terawatt-hours against -10.14 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Germany and Netherlands?
- 3.46 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Germany ranks 76th and Netherlands ranks 74th 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 oil. 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.