Australia vs USSR: Primary energy from solar per person
Australia
2,164 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Australia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Australia
- USSR
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 0 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 79 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Australia or USSR?
- Australia, at 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 0 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Australia and USSR?
- 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Australia and USSR rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st 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 solar 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.