Australia vs USSR: Primary energy use per person
Australia
56,926 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
60,451 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1991
Australia rank
21st
USSR rank
19th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Australia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 60,451 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 3,525 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and USSR ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,884 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,871 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 49,623 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,194 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 55,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,452 kilowatt-hours per person | 936.51 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1990s | 59,032 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,101 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,069 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Australia or USSR?
- USSR, at 60,451 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 1991.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Australia and USSR?
- 3,525 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1991.
- How do Australia and USSR rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Australia ranks 21st and USSR ranks 19th 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 Primary energy use per person. 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 of total energy supply per person.