Electricity generation from oil in Australia
Australia: Electricity generation from oil was 6.36 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.36 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6.6 terawatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
1.76 terawatt-hours
in 1999
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Australia, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6.36 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Australia peaked at 6.6 terawatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.76 terawatt-hours, in 1999.
That places Australia 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.67 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | -25.8% |
| 1988 | 2.44 terawatt-hours | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 3.02 terawatt-hours | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 3.47 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 2.88 terawatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 2.39 terawatt-hours | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 2.37 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.53 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.77 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 2.49 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 2 terawatt-hours | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 1.77 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 2.62 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 3.13 terawatt-hours | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 3.53 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 3.53 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.01 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.71 terawatt-hours | +42.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 6 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 4.91 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.86 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 6 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.28 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.02 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.52 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.12 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 5.09 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.89 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.15 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.45 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.76 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 6.42 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 6.36 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6.36 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 9.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 6.36 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 13.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 4.67 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 3.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | 6.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | 6.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 terawatt-hours | 4.89 terawatt-hours | 6.42 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 generation from oil in Australia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Australia was 6.36 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 terawatt-hours in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.