Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia
Australia: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 6,351 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia stood at 6,351 TJ.
That represents a change of down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia peaked at 10,490 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,958 TJ, in 2002.
That places Australia 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,394 TJ | 8,539 TJ | 10,177 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,052 TJ | 5,958 TJ | 10,490 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,072 TJ | 7,101 TJ | 8,860 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,871 TJ | 6,351 TJ | 7,461 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia was 6,351 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,490 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,958 TJ in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- Australia ranks 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.