Australia vs Netherlands: Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use
Australia
1,403 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Netherlands
1,279 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Australia rank
17th
Netherlands rank
19th
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,403 terawatt-hours against 1,279 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 124 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,118 terawatt-hours | 1,138 terawatt-hours | 19.61 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1,395 terawatt-hours | 1,267 terawatt-hours | 127.81 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,568 terawatt-hours | 1,233 terawatt-hours | 335.11 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,403 terawatt-hours | 1,279 terawatt-hours | 124.05 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production-based vs. consumption-based energy use, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 1,403 terawatt-hours against 1,279 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production-based vs. consumption-based energy use between Australia and Netherlands?
- 124 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for production-based vs. consumption-based energy use?
- Australia ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in terawatt-hours.