Australia vs Ireland: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Australia
4.49 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland
4.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Ireland rank
32nd
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.31 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 32nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7382 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2717 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4666 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2142 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8207 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.958 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.228 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2522 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.772 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6017 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6256 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.164 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0514 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.31 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 32nd of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.