Australia vs Luxembourg: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Australia
4,491 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg
4,828 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Luxembourg rank
30th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 337 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 30th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 738.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 250.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 487.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 223.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 810.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 958.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 382.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 575.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 322.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 701.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 953.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 274.21 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,932 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,870 kilowatt-hours per person | 938.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 3,712 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,194 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,482 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 4,828 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 337 kilowatt-hours per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 30th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.