Gas consumption per person in Australia
Australia: Gas consumption per person was 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gas consumption per person in Australia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gas consumption per person in Australia stood at 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas consumption per person in Australia peaked at 17,289 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Australia ranks 18th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 4,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,373 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,631 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,534 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,517 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,892 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,704 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,177 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,744 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,849 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,364 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,320 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,310 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,498 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 15 Belarus 17,717 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 16 Gibraltar 16,770 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Libya 15,702 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 19 Israel 14,260 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 14,214 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Netherlands 14,209 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gas consumption per person in Australia?
- Gas consumption per person in Australia was 14,354 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas consumption per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,289 kilowatt-hours per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gas consumption per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for gas consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas consumption per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.