Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Oil consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
166th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Australia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for oil consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1965.
Australia ranks 166th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 163 Burkina Faso 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 164 Bhutan 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 165 Paraguay 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 167 Guyana 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 168 Guinea 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 169 Libya 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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- 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 oil consumption, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Oil consumption, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for oil consumption, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Oil consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil 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.
Oil consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oil consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – 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
Oil 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.