Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Australia
Australia: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.03 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
7th
of 78 countries
All-time high
32.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2004
All-time low
15.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Australia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 32.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Australia ranks 7th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17.79 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 18.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 18.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 18.43 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 18.68 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 18.39 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 17.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 18.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 18.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 19.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 19.62 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 20.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 20.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 21.01 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 21.71 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 22.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 22.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 22.16 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 21.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 22.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 23.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 23.49 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 24.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 24.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 25.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 25.95 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 26.12 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 25.98 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 25.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 26.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 26.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 27.53 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 28.61 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 29.57 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 31.07 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 30.92 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.24 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.56 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 31.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 32.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 31.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 31.83 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 31.69 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 30.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 27.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 26.34 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.26 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 22.65 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 22.12 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.57 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.09 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.26 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 19.09 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 18.18 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 17.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 16.35 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15.72 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 15.74 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person, 9.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person, 2.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 19.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 South Africa 15.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 5 Taiwan 15.41 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 South Korea 15.35 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 8 USSR 14.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 Czechia 9.98 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 Japan 9.83 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Australia?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Australia was 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.