Australia vs Congo: Oil production
Australia
160.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Congo
165.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Congo rank
31st
Oil production over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 165.46 terawatt-hours against 160.12 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 5.34 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Congo ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Congo ranks 31st of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1960s | 7.19 terawatt-hours | 0.8374 terawatt-hours | 6.35 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 226.17 terawatt-hours | 18.18 terawatt-hours | 207.98 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 293.02 terawatt-hours | 65.61 terawatt-hours | 227.41 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 327.85 terawatt-hours | 119.04 terawatt-hours | 208.81 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 328.65 terawatt-hours | 145.52 terawatt-hours | 183.12 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 213.27 terawatt-hours | 165.84 terawatt-hours | 47.43 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 192.12 terawatt-hours | 166.07 terawatt-hours | 26.05 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Australia or Congo?
- Congo, at 165.46 terawatt-hours against 160.12 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Australia and Congo?
- 5.34 terawatt-hours, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for oil production?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Congo ranks 31st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.