D35 · Electricity and Gas Utilities · AU

Electricity generation in Australia

Australia: 38.7% (renewable share of electricity generation, 2025), +3.6 pp on 2024. It ranks #73 of 159 countries for renewable share of electricity generation (2024).

  • 38.7% Latest · 2025
  • +3.6 pp vs 2024
  • #73of 159 countries · 2024
  • 22Records · 1 measures

Annual · 1 publisher · Next period 2026

Renewable share of electricity generation in Australia

Fig 1 · D35 · Australia Annual

Renewable share of electricity generation

Australia, 2000 to 2025

22 observations · 2000 to 2025

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Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 22 observations from 2000 to 2025, ranging from 7.7% to 38.7%. Latest value 38.7% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 40 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 39%
Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 22 observations from 2000 to 2025, ranging from 7.7% to 38.7%. Latest value 38.7% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 40 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 39%
Renewable share of electricity generationRenewable share of electricity generation. 22 observations from 2000 to 2025, ranging from 7.7% to 38.7%. Latest value 38.7% (2025). % 0 10 20 30 40 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 39%
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Renewable share of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2000 Actual 8.09%
2001 Actual 7.7%
2002 Actual 8.04%
2003 Actual 8.26%
2004 Actual 8.45%
2009 Actual 8.08%
2010 Actual 8.83%
2011 Actual 11.9%
2012 Actual 12.1%
2013 Actual 14.2%
2014 Actual 13.2%
2015 Actual 14.1%
2016 Actual 16.2%
2017 Actual 15.1%
2018 Actual 18.8%
2019 Actual 20.8%
2020 Actual 24.3%
2021 Actual 28.9%
2022 Actual 32%
2023 Actual 34.8%
2024 Actual 35.1%
2025 Actual 38.7%
Source: Ember · percent · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

22 records across 1 measure, newest first within each. Each period opens its record and quote.

How Australia ranks

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest electricity generation figure for Australia?

Australia: 38.7% renewable share of electricity generation in 2025, +3.6 pp on 2024.

How does Australia rank?

#73 of 159 for renewable share of electricity generation (2024, 35.1%).

Where does the Australia data come from?

22 records from 1 document by Ember. Each figure links to its record and the sentence it was read from.

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StatOrigin. (2026). Electricity generation in Australia [Data set]. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/electricity-generation/australia

"Electricity generation in Australia." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/electricity-generation/australia. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{statorigin_electricity_generation_australia_2026, title = {Electricity generation in Australia}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/statistics/electricity-generation/australia}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-03} }