Australia vs Philippines: Primary energy from hydropower
Australia
12.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines
13.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
33rd
Philippines rank
31st
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Australia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 13.59 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 31st of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 6.2 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.09 terawatt-hours | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 10.74 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.55 terawatt-hours | 4.98 terawatt-hours | 8.57 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.85 terawatt-hours | 5.88 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 14.85 terawatt-hours | 8.49 terawatt-hours | 6.36 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.05 terawatt-hours | 9.08 terawatt-hours | 6.97 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.68 terawatt-hours | 10.26 terawatt-hours | 4.42 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Australia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 13.59 terawatt-hours against 12.61 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Australia and Philippines?
- 0.98 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Philippines?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Philippines rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 31st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.