Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita was 2,165 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2,165 kWh per person for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 404.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia peaked at 2,165 kWh per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.05 kWh per person, in 1990.
That places Australia 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kWh per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.05 kWh per person | — |
| 1991 | 28.18 kWh per person | +2571.3% |
| 1992 | 14.36 kWh per person | -49.0% |
| 1993 | 15.14 kWh per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 22.07 kWh per person | +45.8% |
| 1995 | 21.77 kWh per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 34.62 kWh per person | +59.0% |
| 1997 | 35.55 kWh per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 38.43 kWh per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 44.39 kWh per person | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 64.64 kWh per person | +45.6% |
| 2001 | 82.96 kWh per person | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 102.44 kWh per person | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 118.92 kWh per person | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 129.09 kWh per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 237.6 kWh per person | +84.1% |
| 2006 | 279.5 kWh per person | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 320.44 kWh per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 367.87 kWh per person | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 313.48 kWh per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 373.05 kWh per person | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 428.78 kWh per person | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 542.77 kWh per person | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 630.75 kWh per person | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 757.12 kWh per person | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 843.93 kWh per person | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 914.81 kWh per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 982.86 kWh per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1,146 kWh per person | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 1,423 kWh per person | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 1,746 kWh per person | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 2,165 kWh per person | +24.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2,165 kWh per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 594.51 kWh per person, 3.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2,165 kWh per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 118.86 kWh per person, 18.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +2571.3% | 1.05 kWh per person | 28.18 kWh per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.56 kWh per person | 1.05 kWh per person | 44.39 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 201.7 kWh per person | 64.64 kWh per person | 367.87 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 804.34 kWh per person | 373.05 kWh per person | 1,423 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 kWh per person | 1,746 kWh per person | 2,165 kWh per person | 2 |
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 renewable sources, excluding in Australia?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia was 2,165 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,165 kWh per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 kWh per person in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 209 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 404.8%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.