Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual was 24.16 % change on previous year in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia, 1992–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia is 24.16 % change on previous year, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia peaked at 86.32 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -48.46 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Australia 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -48.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 1994 | 47.19 % change on previous year | +640.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2545 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1996 | 60.97 % change on previous year | -24061.0% |
| 1997 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 1998 | 9.16 % change on previous year | +140.8% |
| 1999 | 16.78 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 2000 | 47.32 % change on previous year | +181.9% |
| 2001 | 30 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 24.89 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 17.43 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 9.72 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 2005 | 86.32 % change on previous year | +787.8% |
| 2006 | 19.23 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2007 | 16.76 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 17.13 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2009 | -13.01 % change on previous year | -176.0% |
| 2010 | 20.87 % change on previous year | -260.4% |
| 2011 | 16.55 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 28.81 % change on previous year | +74.1% |
| 2013 | 18.23 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 21.84 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 13.08 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2016 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 9.22 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 18.38 % change on previous year | +99.3% |
| 2019 | 26.01 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 24.2 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 24.16 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 24.16 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.26 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 24.16 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.72 % change on previous year, 6.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … annual in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +24061.0% | -0.2545 % change on previous year | 60.97 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +787.8% | 9.72 % change on previous year | 86.32 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +640.3% | 6.37 % change on previous year | 47.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.95 % change on previous year | -48.46 % change on previous year | 60.97 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.58 % change on previous year | -13.01 % change on previous year | 86.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 % change on previous year | 9.22 % change on previous year | 28.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.18 % change on previous year | 24.16 % change on previous year | 24.2 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 44 Faroe Islands 25.46 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Turkey 24.63 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Jordan 24.46 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Netherlands 23.52 % change on previous year compare
- 49 North Korea 23.48 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Saint Martin (French Part) 21.49 % change on previous year compare
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 renewable sources, excluding in Australia?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia was 24.16 % change on previous year in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.32 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.46 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.