Electricity demand in Australia
Australia: Electricity demand was 286.34 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
286.34 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 214 countries
All-time high
286.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
216.83 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Australia stood at 286.34 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Australia peaked at 286.34 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 216.83 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Australia 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 216.83 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 224.26 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 223.49 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 225.95 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 229.23 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 230.74 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 237.99 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 243.19 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 245.38 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 249.9 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 250.97 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 256.28 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 250.66 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 249.56 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 247.65 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 253.99 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 258.23 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 258.97 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 262.63 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 265.9 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 265.15 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 267.45 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 272.92 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 273.11 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 281.64 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 286.34 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 286.34 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 7.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 286.34 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 20.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 232.7 terawatt-hours | 216.83 terawatt-hours | 249.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 255.48 terawatt-hours | 247.65 terawatt-hours | 265.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.44 terawatt-hours | 265.15 terawatt-hours | 286.34 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity demand in Australia?
- Electricity demand in Australia was 286.34 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 286.34 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 216.83 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for electricity demand?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.