Australia vs India: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Australia
6.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
22.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 22.46 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 15.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 3.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0043 terawatt-hours | 0.1446 terawatt-hours | 0.1403 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 0.4395 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 3.2 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 6.78 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Australia or India?
- India, at 22.46 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Australia and India?
- 15.76 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Australia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd 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 wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.