Australia vs Netherlands: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Australia
14,354 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands
14,209 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
Netherlands rank
21st
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands, a difference of 145 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,783 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,709 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,232 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,184 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 8,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,743 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,210 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 10,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,245 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 12,177 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,014 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,837 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 15,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,139 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,775 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 15,310 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,343 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,033 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Australia and Netherlands?
- 145 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Australia ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 21st 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.