Australia vs Bahrain: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Australia
55,080 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Bahrain
97,413 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Bahrain rank
5th
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Australia
- Bahrain
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 97,413 kilowatt-hours per person against 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 42,333 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Bahrain ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bahrain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1960s | 27.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,779 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,752 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 4,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 66,443 kilowatt-hours per person | 62,395 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 8,594 kilowatt-hours per person | 98,529 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,935 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 14,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 127,214 kilowatt-hours per person | 112,399 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 18,489 kilowatt-hours per person | 116,867 kilowatt-hours per person | 98,378 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 34,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 104,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 70,016 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 56,921 kilowatt-hours per person | 104,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,212 kilowatt-hours per person | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Australia or Bahrain?
- Bahrain, at 97,413 kilowatt-hours per person against 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Australia and Bahrain?
- 42,333 kilowatt-hours per person, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bahrain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Bahrain rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Australia ranks 8th and Bahrain ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.