Australia vs Iceland: Per capita daily oil consumption
Australia
0.0463 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Iceland
0.0497 barrels per capita per day
in 2019
Australia rank
26th
Iceland rank
23rd
Per capita daily oil consumption over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0497 barrels per capita per day against 0.0463 barrels per capita per day in Australia, a difference of 0.0034 barrels per capita per day.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0406 barrels per capita per day | 0.0456 barrels per capita per day | 0.005 barrels per capita per day | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0442 barrels per capita per day | 0.0555 barrels per capita per day | 0.0114 barrels per capita per day | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0463 barrels per capita per day | 0.0558 barrels per capita per day | 0.0095 barrels per capita per day | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0477 barrels per capita per day | 0.0516 barrels per capita per day | 0.0039 barrels per capita per day | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita daily oil consumption, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.0497 barrels per capita per day against 0.0463 barrels per capita per day in Australia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0034 barrels per capita per day, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
- Australia ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.