Australia vs United Kingdom: Primary energy use
Australia
1,536 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,748 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Primary energy use over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1,748 terawatt-hours against 1,536 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 212 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 218 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458.4 terawatt-hours | 2,373 terawatt-hours | 1,914 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 683.1 terawatt-hours | 2,520 terawatt-hours | 1,837 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 875.61 terawatt-hours | 2,386 terawatt-hours | 1,510 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 2,595 terawatt-hours | 1,479 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,384 terawatt-hours | 2,636 terawatt-hours | 1,252 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1,526 terawatt-hours | 2,250 terawatt-hours | 723.75 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,511 terawatt-hours | 1,814 terawatt-hours | 303.18 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1,748 terawatt-hours against 1,536 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 212 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.