Australia vs Middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Australia
9,795 kWh per capita
in 2025
Middle income
2,829 kWh per capita
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Middle income rank
19th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Australia
- Middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9,795 kWh per capita against 2,829 kWh per capita in Middle income, a difference of 6,966 kWh per capita.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 19th of 151 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,061 kWh per capita | 724.78 kWh per capita | 8,337 kWh per capita | Australia |
| 2000s | 10,664 kWh per capita | 1,120 kWh per capita | 9,544 kWh per capita | Australia |
| 2010s | 10,296 kWh per capita | 1,917 kWh per capita | 8,379 kWh per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 9,859 kWh per capita | 2,554 kWh per capita | 7,305 kWh per capita | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Australia or Middle income?
- Australia, at 9,795 kWh per capita against 2,829 kWh per capita in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Australia and Middle income?
- 6,966 kWh per capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Australia ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 19th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.