Australia vs Europe & Central Asia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Australia
2,165 kWh per person
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia
1,030 kWh per person
in 2021
Australia rank
10th
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Australia
  • Europe & Central Asia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199020052021

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2,165 kWh per person against 1,030 kWh per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1,135 kWh per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th of 209 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 25.56 kWh per person 10.89 kWh per person 14.67 kWh per person Australia
2000s 201.7 kWh per person 176.61 kWh per person 25.08 kWh per person Australia
2010s 804.34 kWh per person 641.52 kWh per person 162.82 kWh per person Australia
2020s 1,955 kWh per person 1,021 kWh per person 934.09 kWh per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Australia or Europe & Central Asia?
Australia, at 2,165 kWh per person against 1,030 kWh per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Australia and Europe & Central Asia?
1,135 kWh per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Australia ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.