Australia vs Venezuela: Annual change in primary energy use
Australia
-6.54 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
-8.45 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
196th
Venezuela rank
197th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Australia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Australia currently reports -6.54 terawatt-hours against -8.45 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 1.91 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 196th and Venezuela ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.68 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 16.85 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 30.8 terawatt-hours | 16.37 terawatt-hours | 14.43 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.83 terawatt-hours | 12.04 terawatt-hours | 6.79 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 26.34 terawatt-hours | 11.3 terawatt-hours | 15.04 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 21.28 terawatt-hours | 24.36 terawatt-hours | 3.08 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 11.68 terawatt-hours | -30.42 terawatt-hours | 42.1 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | -9.87 terawatt-hours | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 11.56 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Australia or Venezuela?
- Australia, at -6.54 terawatt-hours against -8.45 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Australia and Venezuela?
- 1.91 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Venezuela rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 196th and Venezuela ranks 197th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.