Australia vs Russian Federation: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita

Australia
56,926 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russian Federation
60,168 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
21st
Russian Federation rank
20th

Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Russian Federation
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196519952025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 60,168 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 3,242 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Australia ranks 21st and Russian Federation ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1980s 56,512 kilowatt-hours per person 66,180 kilowatt-hours per person 9,668 kilowatt-hours per person Russian Federation
1990s 61,843 kilowatt-hours per person 53,795 kilowatt-hours per person 8,048 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2000s 68,153 kilowatt-hours per person 50,170 kilowatt-hours per person 17,983 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2010s 64,216 kilowatt-hours per person 54,344 kilowatt-hours per person 9,871 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2020s 57,375 kilowatt-hours per person 57,664 kilowatt-hours per person 288.37 kilowatt-hours per person Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 60,168 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Russian Federation?
3,242 kilowatt-hours per person, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russian Federation?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Australia and Russian Federation rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
Australia ranks 21st and Russian Federation ranks 20th of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
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
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.