Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia
Australia: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel was 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
55,080 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
8th
of 219 countries
All-time high
58,868 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia is 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia peaked at 58,868 kilowatt-hours per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
Australia ranks 8th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1952 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1953 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1954 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1955 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1956 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1957 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1958 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1959 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1960 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.15 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1963 | 3.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +47.2% |
| 1964 | 3.1 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 4.05 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 3.97 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 5.74 kilowatt-hours per person | +47.3% |
| 1969 | 248.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +4229.4% |
| 1970 | 1,373 kilowatt-hours per person | +453.1% |
| 1971 | 1,987 kilowatt-hours per person | +44.7% |
| 1972 | 2,787 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.2% |
| 1973 | 3,482 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 3,914 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 4,151 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 4,846 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 5,475 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 5,828 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 6,631 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 7,517 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 8,023 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 7,700 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 8,244 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 8,023 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 8,459 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 9,106 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 9,153 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 9,220 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 10,497 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 12,035 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 12,434 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 13,296 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 13,758 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 15,640 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 16,356 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 16,189 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 16,016 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 16,188 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 16,241 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16,303 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 16,856 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 16,841 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 17,026 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 17,923 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 18,840 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 19,758 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 20,402 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 19,505 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 21,438 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 23,768 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 24,222 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 25,505 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 26,070 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 27,664 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 31,025 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 38,668 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 44,598 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 50,718 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 57,334 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 56,602 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 56,990 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58,868 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 56,977 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 57,010 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +4229.4% | 5.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 248.31 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1970 | +453.1% | 248.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,373 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 248.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,373 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,631 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,594 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,517 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,497 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,356 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,489 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,438 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,768 kilowatt-hours per person | 57,334 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,921 kilowatt-hours per person | 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person | 58,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 5 Bahrain 97,413 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 95,062 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 7 Oman 83,014 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 51,674 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 10 Canada 51,394 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 11 Russia 42,319 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)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia?
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Australia was 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 58,868 kilowatt-hours per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Australia rank for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.