Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Australia
Australia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Australia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 136.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7078 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1966.
Australia ranks 30th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7382 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7078 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.777 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.958 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8712 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9962 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.975 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 20.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.48 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Australia?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Australia was 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7078 kilowatt-hours per person in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.