Australia vs Greece: Net energy embedded in traded goods
Australia
-38.77 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Greece
-24.6 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Australia rank
33rd
Greece rank
31st
Net energy embedded in traded goods over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports -24.6 terawatt-hours against -38.77 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 14.17 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Greece ranks 31st of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.99 terawatt-hours | 76.77 terawatt-hours | 33.78 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2000s | 147.24 terawatt-hours | 111.6 terawatt-hours | 35.64 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 207.77 terawatt-hours | 16.89 terawatt-hours | 190.88 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | -38.77 terawatt-hours | -24.6 terawatt-hours | 14.17 terawatt-hours | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net energy embedded in traded goods, Australia or Greece?
- Greece, at -24.6 terawatt-hours against -38.77 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in net energy embedded in traded goods between Australia and Greece?
- 14.17 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for net energy embedded in traded goods?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Greece ranks 31st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Net energy embedded in traded goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. Measured in terawatt-hours.