Australia vs Netherlands: Primary energy use by source
Australia
39.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
32.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Netherlands rank
13th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 39.59 terawatt-hours against 32.69 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 6.9 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.3217 terawatt-hours | 0.3127 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | 0.6202 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 7.38 terawatt-hours | 3.82 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 30.63 terawatt-hours | 25.13 terawatt-hours | 5.5 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 39.59 terawatt-hours against 32.69 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Australia and Netherlands?
- 6.9 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.