Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
152nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Australia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Australia 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0027 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 149 Togo 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 150 Peru 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 151 Uruguay 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 153 Myanmar 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 154 East Timor 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 155 Nicaragua 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 26.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 34.6% (2025)
- Gas production 1,486 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,486 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.