Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 66.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Australia stood at 66.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 23.9% 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, 66.1%, in 2023.
Australia ranks 105th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | 66.1% | -4.3% |
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 | 71.5% | 66.1% | 77.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 102 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.6% compare
- 103 Equatorial Guinea 68.7% compare
- 104 North Macedonia 68.0% compare
- 106 Madagascar 65.5% compare
- 107 Djibouti 64.6% compare
- 108 China 64.4% compare
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)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (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 66.1% in 2023, 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 66.1% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Australia ranks 105th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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.