Table: Top 10 Countries by Energy Intensity Reduction (2025 snapshot)

rank country approx_improvement_pct_per_year driver_summary
1 China 3.5 Industrial upgrades, policy targets, cleaner power, structural shift
2 India 3.5 Efficiency programmes, services growth, grid improvements
3 Indonesia 3.0 Pricing reform momentum, industry efficiency, transport upgrades
4 Vietnam 3.0 Newer industrial stock, energy management, power modernisation
5 Türkiye 3.0 Multi-year efficiency strategy, buildings/industry upgrades, renewables
6 Mexico 2.8 Industrial modernisation, transport efficiency, cleaner power
7 Germany 2.5 Standards, retrofits, industrial efficiency, renewables
8 United Kingdom 2.5 Services shift, building standards, cleaner power, electrification
9 Japan 2.0 High efficiency baseline, strict standards, process optimisation
10 United States 2.0 Standards and innovation, power mix change, industrial improvements

Data are the same rounded mid-points/ranges used in the article’s charts (indicative).