Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia
Australia: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 55 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▬ Flat
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2020, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia stood at 55 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia peaked at 79.6 kilowatt-hours in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.5 kilowatt-hours, in 2016.
Australia ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 59.2 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 59.2 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.1 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 62.5 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 61.6 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 62.8 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 64 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 66.4 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 64.2 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 72.5 kilowatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 73.7 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 77.4 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 72.8 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 73.8 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.7 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 79.6 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 71.4 kilowatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 69.3 kilowatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 62.9 kilowatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 62 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.5 kilowatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 62.4 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 55 kilowatt-hours | -11.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 55 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.35 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 55 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.1 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8 kilowatt-hours | 59.2 kilowatt-hours | 62.5 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.92 kilowatt-hours | 61.6 kilowatt-hours | 77.4 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.22 kilowatt-hours | 54.5 kilowatt-hours | 79.6 kilowatt-hours | 8 |
| 2020s | 55 kilowatt-hours | 55 kilowatt-hours | 55 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
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 production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Australia was 55 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6 kilowatt-hours in 2011.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5 kilowatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.