Australia vs Cuba: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Australia
1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cuba
1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Australia rank
56th
Cuba rank
58th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Cuba
1234196519932022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cuba, a difference of 0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.

Australia ranks 56th and Cuba ranks 58th of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Cuba Difference Ahead
1980s 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6841 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
1990s 2.06 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
2000s 1.69 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.93 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2481 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
2010s 1.36 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0392 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cuba
2020s 1.16 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.12 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0351 kilowatt-hours per dollar Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Cuba?
Australia, at 1.13 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.11 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Cuba?
0.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cuba?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Australia and Cuba rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Australia ranks 56th and Cuba ranks 58th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.