Electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 17.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Australia recorded 17.3% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia peaked at 22.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1997.
Australia ranks 75th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.3% | — |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +81.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 7.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia was 17.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Australia ranks 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.