 Afghanistan: Early anti-Soviet insurgent groups received some 1As captured by Pakistan from India.
They were soon replaced due to ammunition shortage.

 Australia: Produced under licence.
Replaced by the F88 Austeyr.

 Bangladesh: Used by Mukti Bahini forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971
 Brunei: Uses them as standard issue infantry rifles alongside M16 service rifles.

 Canada: Produced under licence by Canadian Arsenals Limited as the C1 rifle, and C2 squad automatic rifle.
Replaced in service by the C7 rifle.

 Cuba
 Fiji
 Jamaica: Uses various British and Australian L1A1s.

 Kuwait
 Malaysia: Used until the 1990s and replaced by the HK 33, Beretta AR70 and M16A1.

 Malawi
 New Zealand: Used Australian built L1A1s from 1960, replaced by Steyr AUGs in 1988.
The New Zealand Navy still uses the L1A1 for line throwing between ships.
15,000 British-made L1A1s were delivered to New Zealand.

 Nigeria: Used by Federal army
 Biafra: 930 FN FAL modified to SLR standard by Parker-Hale 
 Papua New Guinea Used Australian built L1A1s.

 Bougainville: Used by Bougainville Revolutionary Army.
Captured from Papua New Guinea Defence Force.

 Rhodesia: Adopted in the early 1960s, seconded to reserve status following the Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence.
Standard service rifle of the Rhodesia Regiment.

 Singapore: Introduced by British colonial forces prior to independence to 1st and 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiments in 1957.
Replaced by AR-15/M16 rifles a few years after independence.

 Sri Lanka: Australian made, but refurbished and supplied by Singapore.
Used from 1960s- 1980s.
 Afghanistan: Early anti-Soviet insurgent groups received some 1As captured by Pakistan from India. They were soon replaced due to ammunition shortage.
 Australia: Produced under licence. Replaced by the F88 Austeyr.
 Bangladesh: Used by Mukti Bahini forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971
 Brunei: Uses them as standard issue infantry rifles alongside M16 service rifles.
 Canada: Produced under licence by Canadian Arsenals Limited as the C1 rifle, and C2 squad automatic rifle. Replaced in service by the C7 rifle.
 Cuba
 Fiji
 Jamaica: Uses various British and Australian L1A1s.
 Kuwait
 Malaysia: Used until the 1990s and replaced by the HK 33, Beretta AR70 and M16A1.
 Malawi
 New Zealand: Used Australian built L1A1s from 1960, replaced by Steyr AUGs in 1988. The New Zealand Navy still uses the L1A1 for line throwing between ships. 15,000 British-made L1A1s were delivered to New Zealand.
 Nigeria: Used by Federal army
 Biafra: 930 FN FAL modified to SLR standard by Parker-Hale 
 Papua New Guinea Used Australian built L1A1s.
 Bougainville: Used by Bougainville Revolutionary Army. Captured from Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
 Rhodesia: Adopted in the early 1960s, seconded to reserve status following the Rhodesia's unilateral declaration of independence. Standard service rifle of the Rhodesia Regiment.
 Singapore: Introduced by British colonial forces prior to independence to 1st and 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiments in 1957. Replaced by AR-15/M16 rifles a few years after independence.
 Sri Lanka: Australian made, but refurbished and supplied by Singapore. Used from 1960s- 1980s.
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle