Australia vs Cyprus: Consumption-based energy use per person

Australia
55 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Cyprus
56.5 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Australia rank
18th
Cyprus rank
16th

Consumption-based energy use per person over time

  • Australia
  • Cyprus
020406080199520072020

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 56.5 kilowatt-hours against 55 kilowatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 1.5 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 18th and Cyprus ranks 16th of 43 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Cyprus in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Cyprus Difference Ahead
1990s 60.8 kilowatt-hours 48.96 kilowatt-hours 11.84 kilowatt-hours Australia
2000s 68.92 kilowatt-hours 60.21 kilowatt-hours 8.71 kilowatt-hours Australia
2010s 67.22 kilowatt-hours 46.85 kilowatt-hours 20.37 kilowatt-hours Australia
2020s 55 kilowatt-hours 56.5 kilowatt-hours 1.5 kilowatt-hours Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, Australia or Cyprus?
Cyprus, at 56.5 kilowatt-hours against 55 kilowatt-hours in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between Australia and Cyprus?
1.5 kilowatt-hours, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cyprus?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Australia and Cyprus rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
Australia ranks 18th and Cyprus ranks 16th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.