Australia vs United Kingdom: Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste

Australia
43,663 Gigawatt hours
in 2022
United Kingdom
57,040 Gigawatt hours
in 2022
Australia rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
12th

Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 57,040 Gigawatt hours against 43,663 Gigawatt hours in Australia, a difference of 13,377 Gigawatt hours.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 43,404 Gigawatt hours 8,275 Gigawatt hours 35,129 Gigawatt hours Australia
2000s 42,484 Gigawatt hours 10,365 Gigawatt hours 32,118 Gigawatt hours Australia
2010s 48,465 Gigawatt hours 32,011 Gigawatt hours 16,454 Gigawatt hours Australia
2020s 43,359 Gigawatt hours 53,212 Gigawatt hours 9,852 Gigawatt hours United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste, Australia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 57,040 Gigawatt hours against 43,663 Gigawatt hours in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste between Australia and United Kingdom?
13,377 Gigawatt hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste?
Australia ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste
Unit
Gigawatt hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,235 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on final energy consumption by end-user sectors and source of energy in large (TL2) regions. Data definition and source The final energy consumption is the total energy used directly by end users for all energy services (e.g. heating, cooling, lighting, transport, and industrial processes). It excludes energy used by the energy sector, including delivery and energy transformation. It is measured in megawatt hours (MWh) and can be broken down by sector (residential, industry, commercial and public services, transport, agriculture and other) and by fuel type (electricity, natural gas, oil, coal, renewables, biofuels and waste, heat and other). See the data sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.