Australia vs South Africa: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Australia
15.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
15.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
South Africa rank
4th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 0.61 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 4th of 78 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 19.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.17 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 23.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 27.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 31.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 22.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9079 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.61 kilowatt-hours per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 4th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.