Australia vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Australia
6.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
12.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 12.61 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 5.91 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2133 terawatt-hours | 0.2133 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0043 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 0.2357 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0.4395 terawatt-hours | 7.01 terawatt-hours | 6.57 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 22.42 terawatt-hours | 20.92 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 28.37 terawatt-hours | 25.01 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 12.61 terawatt-hours against 6.7 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Australia and United States?
- 5.91 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Australia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.