Australia vs United States of America: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Australia
52.44 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States of America
62.42 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
United States of America rank
9th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 62.42 kilowatt-hours per person against 52.44 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 9.98 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 9th of 76 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.82 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1970s | 48.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.08 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1980s | 54.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.45 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1990s | 60.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 79.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.37 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2000s | 66.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.25 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2010s | 62.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 67 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.71 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2020s | 53.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 61.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.89 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 62.42 kilowatt-hours per person against 52.44 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Australia and United States of America?
- 9.98 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 9th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.