Electricity net consumption in Australia
Australia: Electricity net consumption was 237.39 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
237.39
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
237.39
in 2019
All-time low
78.23
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019
Electricity net consumption in Australia, 1980–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Australia recorded 237.39 for electricity net consumption in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Australia peaked at 237.39 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.23, in 1980.
Australia ranks 19th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.1 | 78.23 | 128.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.39 | 135.4 | 176.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.54 | 182.97 | 220.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.93 | 222.36 | 237.39 | 10 |
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More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2,816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 31,458 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 499.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 78,848 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 85,923 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity net consumption in Australia?
- Electricity net consumption in Australia was 237.39 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 237.39 in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.23 in 1980.
- How does Australia rank for electricity net consumption?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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