Australia vs Upper middle income: Electric power consumption
Australia
9,801 kWh per capita
in 2024
Upper middle income
4,307 kWh per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
12th
Electric power consumption over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9,801 kWh per capita against 4,307 kWh per capita in Upper middle income, a difference of 5,494 kWh per capita.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 150 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,061 kWh per capita | 992.38 kWh per capita | 8,069 kWh per capita | Australia |
| 2000s | 10,664 kWh per capita | 1,652 kWh per capita | 9,012 kWh per capita | Australia |
| 2010s | 10,296 kWh per capita | 2,985 kWh per capita | 7,311 kWh per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 9,880 kWh per capita | 3,996 kWh per capita | 5,884 kWh per capita | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 9,801 kWh per capita against 4,307 kWh per capita in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 5,494 kWh per capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Australia ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 150 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.