Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Australia
Australia: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Australia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Australia stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Australia peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 51.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Australia?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Australia was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).