Australia vs United States: Primary energy use, per unit of GDP

Australia
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
151st
United States rank
153rd

Primary energy use, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • United States
00000196519952025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 151st and United States ranks 153rd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP United States
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP United States
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP United States
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP United States
2000s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP United States
2020s 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per unit of gdp, Australia or United States?
Australia, at 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP against 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per unit of gdp between Australia and United States?
0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for primary energy use, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 151st and United States ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per unit of GDP
Unit
terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 9,384 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.