Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Australia stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Australia peaked at 10.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2009.
Australia ranks 119th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 3.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 116 United States 5.8% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 5.7% compare
- 118 Indonesia 5.6% compare
- 120 Germany 4.7% compare
- 121 Kosovo 4.3% compare
- 121 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Australia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Australia was 5.0% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Australia ranks 119th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.