Australia Energy

17.85quadrillion btu+3.8% YoY
5.99quadrillion btu+0.21% YoY
Energy Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
94.1%5.9%

Energy Production in Australia

  • Australia produced 17.85 quadrillion btu of primary energy in 2024 (#9 in the world), an increase of 3.8% from 17.19 quadrillion btu in 2023. This is equivalent to 2.9% of the world's production.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels supplied 98% (17.49 quadrillion btu) of primary energy in Australia and renewables 2% (0.36 quadrillion btu).

Energy Consumption in Australia

  • Australia consumed 5.99 quadrillion btu of primary energy in 2024 (#17 in the world), an increase of 0.21% from 5.98 quadrillion btu in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.99% of global consumption.
  • Per capita, energy consumption in Australia averaged 224.3 million btu in 2024, equivalent to 0.61 million btu per day (#21 in the world).
  • In 2024, fossil fuels made up 94.1% (5.64 quadrillion btu) of primary energy in Australia and renewables 5.9% (0.35 quadrillion btu).

Australia Energy History (1980-2024)

202417.855.99224.3297.8%
202317.195.98226.1287.4%
202217.826.05230.8294.7%
202117.685.76222.1306.7%
202018.45.65219.3326%
201918.676.06237.7308.2%
201817.165.8230.8295.9%
201716.665.67229.4293.6%
201615.95.67233.1280.3%
201515.485.48228.7282.6%
201414.885.44230.4273.7%
201313.995.53237.9253.1%
201212.985.56243.5233.3%
201112.625.48243.9230.2%
201013.15.43245.3241.2%
200911.735.41248.2216.9%
200811.365.28247.1215.1%
200711.265.27251.5213.7%
200610.735.11248.2209.8%
200510.655.05248.7211%
200410.054.96247.3202.7%
20039.984.79241.8208.3%
200210.234.76243.1214.7%
20019.984.6237.6217%
20009.544.56238.5209.2%
19998.724.52239.2192.8%
19988.634.41235.8195.7%
19978.24.24228.9193.6%
19967.754.13225.7187.7%
19957.573.94217.8192.2%
19947.143.81213187.2%
19937.033.74211.3187.9%
19927.043.66208.5192.3%
19916.813.58206.2190.2%
19906.53.62211.3179.7%
19895.933.72220.5159.4%
19885.723.51211.4163.1%
19876.093.42209.3178.3%
19865.513.24201.5170.3%
19855.253.19201.7164.4%
19844.873.07196.2159%
19833.533.02196116.9%
19823.213.16207.8101.6%
19813.143.01201.2104.3%
19802.752.95200.693.2%

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