Australia vs Equatorial Guinea: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Australia
14,354 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
14,214 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Australia
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,214 kilowatt-hours per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 140 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,534 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 10,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,119 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 12,177 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,043 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,135 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 15,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,355 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,009 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 15,502 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,550 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,049 kilowatt-hours per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Australia or Equatorial Guinea?
- Australia, at 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,214 kilowatt-hours per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Australia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 140 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Equatorial Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Australia ranks 18th and Equatorial Guinea 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. 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 per person.