Australia vs United States: Primary energy from wind per person
Australia
1,468 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
1,351 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
United States rank
10th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 117 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8609 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8609 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.73 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 79.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 85.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.5 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 463.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 600.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 136.93 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,221 kilowatt-hours per person | 60.56 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,351 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Australia and United States?
- 117 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Primary energy from wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.