Australia vs Estonia: Primary energy from renewables per person

Australia
4,491 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Estonia
5,014 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
Estonia rank
15th

Primary energy from renewables per person over time

  • Australia
  • Estonia
02.0k4.0k6.0k196519952025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 5,014 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 523 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Estonia ranks 15th of 79 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Estonia Difference Ahead
1980s 967.24 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 967.24 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
1990s 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person 9.68 kilowatt-hours per person 1,015 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2000s 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person 200.5 kilowatt-hours per person 1,027 kilowatt-hours per person Australia
2010s 1,932 kilowatt-hours per person 2,723 kilowatt-hours per person 791.72 kilowatt-hours per person Estonia
2020s 3,712 kilowatt-hours per person 4,899 kilowatt-hours per person 1,187 kilowatt-hours per person Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Australia or Estonia?
Estonia, at 5,014 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Australia and Estonia?
523 kilowatt-hours per person, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Estonia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Australia and Estonia rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
Australia ranks 17th and Estonia ranks 15th of 79 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 Primary energy from renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.