Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia
Australia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables was 10.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.4% for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in 2025.
The figure is up 94.1% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia peaked at 31.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2008.
That places Australia 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -4.4% | — |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -176.6% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +119.7% |
| 1970 | 15.0% | +80.2% |
| 1971 | 12.3% | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -93.5% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +825.3% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +91.2% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | -43.7% |
| 1976 | -4.6% | -158.1% |
| 1977 | -5.0% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | -243.5% |
| 1979 | -2.5% | -134.4% |
| 1980 | -5.7% | +131.2% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -155.1% |
| 1982 | -5.0% | -260.4% |
| 1983 | -6.3% | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | -221.9% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -89.3% |
| 1987 | -2.5% | -489.4% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | -506.1% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -90.5% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +120.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +116.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -82.2% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +208.6% |
| 1994 | -0.8% | -132.6% |
| 1995 | -0.7% | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -680.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -80.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +478.8% |
| 2000 | -2.3% | -165.7% |
| 2001 | -2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -465.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +75.2% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -75.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -95.1% |
| 2008 | -6.8% | -3831.3% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -84.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -795.8% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +309.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -94.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +791.3% |
| 2014 | -5.0% | -134.7% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -219.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +87.4% |
| 2017 | -5.3% | -147.1% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -514.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -57.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +44.7% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -42.7% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +94.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.8%, 2.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -3831.3% | 0.2% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | -4.4% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | -5.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | -6.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | -6.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | -5.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 5.4% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables in Australia was 10.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.