Australia vs Luxembourg: Primary energy from renewables per person
Australia
4,491 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg
4,828 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
16th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 337 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 16th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 738.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 250.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 487.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 810.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 958.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 382.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 575.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 322.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 701.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 953.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 274.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,932 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,870 kilowatt-hours per person | 938.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 3,712 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,194 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,482 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 4,828 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 Luxembourg?
- 337 kilowatt-hours per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Australia ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 16th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.