Australia vs USSR: Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source
Australia
15,029 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
14,290 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Australia rank
7th
USSR rank
8th
Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source over time
- Australia
- USSR
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 739 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 8th of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,301 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,936 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 19,561 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,414 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,147 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 22,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,577 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,648 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per capita by source, Australia or USSR?
- Australia, at 15,029 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,290 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per capita by source between Australia and USSR?
- 739 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Australia and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per capita by source?
- Australia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 8th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per capita by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.