Australia vs United States: Renewable energy consumption
Australia
9.2%
in 2015
United States
8.7%
in 2015
Australia rank
146th
United States rank
149th
Renewable energy consumption over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.2% against 8.7% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 224 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 9.2% against 8.7% in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Australia and United States?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for renewable energy consumption?
- Australia ranks 146th and United States ranks 149th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption