Australia vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Australia
95.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
105.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 105.16 terawatt-hours against 95.32 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 9.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 208 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | 0.389 terawatt-hours | 0.3597 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 41.64 terawatt-hours | 23.7 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 71.19 terawatt-hours | 93.01 terawatt-hours | 21.81 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 105.16 terawatt-hours against 95.32 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 9.84 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.