Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Australia
0.2%
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
39th
United Kingdom rank
42nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -0.1% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.9% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.3% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.7% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -0.6% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -1.4% | 2.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.