Australia vs United States: Electricity generation from wind per person
Australia
1,454 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United States
1,337 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
United States rank
12th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,454 kilowatt-hours against 1,337 kilowatt-hours in United States, a difference of 117 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 208 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours | 12.21 kilowatt-hours | 11.73 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 79.47 kilowatt-hours | 85.13 kilowatt-hours | 5.65 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 463.77 kilowatt-hours | 594.7 kilowatt-hours | 130.94 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 1,157 kilowatt-hours | 1,208 kilowatt-hours | 51.36 kilowatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 1,454 kilowatt-hours against 1,337 kilowatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Australia and United States?
- 117 kilowatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind 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 per person.