Electricity demand per person in Australia
Australia: Electricity demand per person was 10,615 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity demand per person in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Australia is 10,615 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Australia peaked at 11,606 kilowatt-hours in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10,300 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Australia 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Australia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,333 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11,580 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11,405 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 11,400 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,435 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11,370 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11,558 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11,606 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11,482 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 11,472 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11,335 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11,400 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10,968 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 10,740 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10,496 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 10,606 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,614 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10,472 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,455 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,434 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,300 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 10,304 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10,416 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10,325 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10,543 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 10,615 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10,615 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10,615 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,464 kilowatt-hours | 11,333 kilowatt-hours | 11,606 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,752 kilowatt-hours | 10,434 kilowatt-hours | 11,400 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,417 kilowatt-hours | 10,300 kilowatt-hours | 10,615 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Australia?
- Electricity demand per person in Australia was 10,615 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,606 kilowatt-hours in 2007.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,300 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.