Austria vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Austria
8,107 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan
7,343 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
43rd
Japan rank
45th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,107 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 764 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,631 kilowatt-hours per person | 195.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,436 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 5,491 kilowatt-hours per person | 831.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,659 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 6,650 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,930 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,720 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 9,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,850 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,348 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 10,635 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,969 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 9,987 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,097 kilowatt-hours per person | 889.72 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 8,578 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,740 kilowatt-hours per person | 837.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Austria or Japan?
- Austria, at 8,107 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,343 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Austria and Japan?
- 764 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Austria ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 45th 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.