Australia vs Finland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Australia
-0.4%
in 2025
Finland
-0.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
165th
Finland rank
164th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 165th and Finland ranks 164th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 11.2% | 5.8% | Finland |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Australia or Finland?
- Finland, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Australia and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 165th and Finland ranks 164th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.