Indicator: HS-37 Energy use per capita and per unit of GDP
Data
| Energy consumption (a) (PJ) | Estimated Resident Population (b) (000) | GDP* (c) $m |
Energy use per capita (GJ per capita) |
Energy use per unit GDP (GJ per $m) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 4777.6 | 18711.3 | 633353.0 | 255.3 | 7543.3 |
| 1998-99 | 4884.7 | 18925.9 | 666921.0 | 258.1 | 7324.3 |
| 1999-00 | 4971.0 | 19153.4 | 692264.0 | 259.5 | 7180.8 |
| 2000-01 | 5034.1 | 19413.2 | 706109.0 | 259.3 | 7129.4 |
| 2001-02 | 5110.8 | 19641.0 | 733647.0 | 260.2 | 6966.3 |
| 2002 -03 | 5215.1 | 19872.6 | 756170.0 | 262.4 | 6896.7 |
| 2003 -04 | 5345.7 | 20111.3 | 783593.0 | 265.8 | 6822.0 |
* Reference Year 2002-2003
(a) Source: Donaldson, K. 2004, Australian Energy Statistics-Australian energy consumption by industry-energy units 1973-74 to 2003-04, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, viewed 28 Nov 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=13184, Table B: Historical dataset contains both national & state statistics on energy consumption by industry.
(b) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005, Australian Demographic Statistics December Quarter 2004, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.
(c) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Australian System of National Accounts, Australian Bureau of Statistics, viewed 28 Nov 2005, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookupresponses
/24fd4d48443cff63ca256dd4007bc534?opendocument, Table 1. Key National Accounts Aggregates
- Energy in Australia 2004 (PDF - 2067 KB)
- Australian Energy Consumption and Production 1973-74 to 2001-02 (PDF - 45 KB)
- Australian energy supply and disposal, 2003-04 (Excel - 179 KB)
What the data mean
Energy consumption per capita has continued to increase from 1997/98 to 2003/04 when it reached 265.8 GJ per person. Meanwhile energy use per unit GDP has continued to decrease as the national economy grew at a faster rate than the growth in energy use.
Data Limitations
The GDP figures used here are chain volume figures referenced to the year 2002-03.
Issues for which this is an indicator and why
Human Settlements — Pressures created by human settlements on the environment - Energy use
Energy use per capita and per unit GDP show the intensity of energy use across the population.
Other indicators for this issue:
- HS-31 National energy use
- HS-33 Energy use by sector
- HS-34 Energy use in transport
- HS-36 Percent of energy derived from renewable sources
- LD-11 Total energy value of land-based energy fuels from non-living sources produced in Australia
- CO-10 Total energy production from the Australian marine environment
Further Information
Source: Donaldson, K 2004, Australian Energy Statistics-Aust energy consumption by industry-energy units 1973-74 to 2001-02, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Product, viewed 17 Nov 2005, http://abareonlineshop.com/product.asp?prodid=12722.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Energy Survey 2001-02, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, viewed 17 Nov 2005, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/
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