Annual change in primary energy from oil in Australia
Australia: Annual change in primary energy from oil was 1.55 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from oil in Australia, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in primary energy from oil in Australia stood at 1.55 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 91.3% on the previous year and up 131.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from oil in Australia peaked at 33.7 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, -81.96 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
Australia ranks 30th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.61 terawatt-hours | 7.16 terawatt-hours | 20.9 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 12.35 terawatt-hours | -3.63 terawatt-hours | 27.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1769 terawatt-hours | -18.15 terawatt-hours | 16.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2 terawatt-hours | -11.65 terawatt-hours | 13.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 terawatt-hours | -8.58 terawatt-hours | 14.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | -6.34 terawatt-hours | 27.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | -81.96 terawatt-hours | 33.7 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from oil in Australia?
- Annual change in primary energy from oil in Australia was 1.55 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from oil recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from oil recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.96 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from oil rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.