diff --git a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
index d85b6b079ae..0fb08a0fecb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/statistics/sensor.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class StatisticsSensor(Entity):
 
                     time_diff = (self.max_age - self.min_age).total_seconds()
                     if time_diff > 0:
-                        self.change_rate = self.average_change / time_diff
+                        self.change_rate = self.change / time_diff
 
                 self.change = round(self.change, self._precision)
                 self.average_change = round(self.average_change, self._precision)
diff --git a/tests/components/statistics/test_sensor.py b/tests/components/statistics/test_sensor.py
index cec669da134..df79d0750b4 100644
--- a/tests/components/statistics/test_sensor.py
+++ b/tests/components/statistics/test_sensor.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TestStatisticsSensor(unittest.TestCase):
         self.variance = round(statistics.variance(self.values), 2)
         self.change = round(self.values[-1] - self.values[0], 2)
         self.average_change = round(self.change / (len(self.values) - 1), 2)
-        self.change_rate = round(self.average_change / (60 * (self.count - 1)), 2)
+        self.change_rate = round(self.change / (60 * (self.count - 1)), 2)
 
     def teardown_method(self, method):
         """Stop everything that was started."""