Australia vs Upper middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Australia
9,795 kWh per capita
in 2025
Upper middle income
4,606 kWh per capita
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
14th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9,795 kWh per capita against 4,606 kWh per capita in Upper middle income, a difference of 5,189 kWh per capita.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 151 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 | 9,859 kWh per capita | 4,125 kWh per capita | 5,734 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 9,795 kWh per capita against 4,606 kWh per capita in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 5,189 kWh per capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Australia ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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.