Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 62.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal 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 oil, gas and coal sources in Australia stood at 62.5%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Australia peaked at 92.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2025.
Australia ranks 107th 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.9% | — |
| 1991 | 89.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 62.5% | -3.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 62.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 62.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 89.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 90.7% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 80.3% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 62.5% | 77.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Gas production 1,486 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,486 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 55,080 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Australia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Australia was 62.5% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Australia ranks 107th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.