Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in Australia
Australia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square was 7,228 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia is 7,228 kWh per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 479.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Australia peaked at 7,228 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.34 kWh per square kilometre, in 1990.
Australia ranks 105th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.34 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 63.39 kWh per square kilometre | +2605.6% |
| 1992 | 32.67 kWh per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1993 | 34.76 kWh per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 51.16 kWh per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 1995 | 51.03 kWh per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 82.14 kWh per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 1997 | 85.26 kWh per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 93.07 kWh per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 108.69 kWh per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 160.12 kWh per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 208.15 kWh per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 259.96 kWh per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 305.26 kWh per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 334.94 kWh per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 624.04 kWh per square kilometre | +86.3% |
| 2006 | 744.05 kWh per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 868.75 kWh per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 1,018 kWh per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 885.15 kWh per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 1,070 kWh per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 1,247 kWh per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 1,606 kWh per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 1,899 kWh per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 2,314 kWh per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 2,616 kWh per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 2,877 kWh per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 3,142 kWh per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 3,720 kWh per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 4,687 kWh per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 5,822 kWh per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 7,228 kWh per square kilometre | +24.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,228 kWh per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 55,038 kWh per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7,228 kWh per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,833 kWh per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square 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 | +2605.6% | 2.34 kWh per square kilometre | 63.39 kWh per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.45 kWh per square kilometre | 2.34 kWh per square kilometre | 108.69 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 540.8 kWh per square kilometre | 160.12 kWh per square kilometre | 1,018 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,518 kWh per square kilometre | 1,070 kWh per square kilometre | 4,687 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,525 kWh per square kilometre | 5,822 kWh per square kilometre | 7,228 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 102 Eswatini 8,850 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 103 Cuba 7,779 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 104 South Africa 7,406 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 106 Kiribati 6,704 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,974 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 108 Fiji 5,964 kWh per square kilometre 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 7,228 kWh per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,228 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 kWh per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Australia ranks 105th out of 208 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 479.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.