Australia vs Germany: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Australia

175.76 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Germany

204.73 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Australia rank

16th

Germany rank

13th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Germany currently reports 204.73 terawatt-hours against 175.76 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 28.97 terawatt-hours.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 13th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.