Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Germany or India?

India, at 212,195 GWh against 187,366 GWh in Germany as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs India: Renewable energy electricity output

Germany

187,366 GWh

in 2015

India

212,195 GWh

in 2015

Germany rank

6th

India rank

5th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Germany
India

How they compare

India currently reports 212,195 GWh against 187,366 GWh in Germany, a difference of 24,829 GWh.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 233 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22,892 GWh	75,407 GWh	52,514 GWh	India
2000s	63,064 GWh	110,092 GWh	47,028 GWh	India
2010s	145,714 GWh	191,498 GWh	45,784 GWh	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Germany or India?: India, at 212,195 GWh against 187,366 GWh in Germany as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Germany and India?: 24,829 GWh, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Germany and India rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 5th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.