IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Australia
Australia: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 1.71 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.71 Index for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Australia peaked at 7.42 Index in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6086 Index, in 2004.
That places Australia 65th out of 136 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Australia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.52 Index | — |
| 1961 | 5.65 Index | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 3.18 Index | -43.7% |
| 1963 | 2.93 Index | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 3.84 Index | +31.1% |
| 1965 | 3.56 Index | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 3.79 Index | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 3.98 Index | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 4.37 Index | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 4.87 Index | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 4.64 Index | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.37 Index | -27.3% |
| 1972 | 3.27 Index | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 2.61 Index | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 7.42 Index | +184.7% |
| 1975 | 6.55 Index | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 6.63 Index | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 6.11 Index | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 6.21 Index | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.9 Index | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 5.43 Index | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 5.39 Index | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 5.68 Index | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 5.49 Index | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4.98 Index | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 3.9 Index | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 3.01 Index | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 2.13 Index | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 1.77 Index | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 2.06 Index | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 2.3 Index | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 2.17 Index | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.48 Index | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 1.48 Index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.39 Index | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 Index | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 1.58 Index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.19 Index | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9338 Index | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8491 Index | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8501 Index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9114 Index | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.08 Index | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.753 Index | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6086 Index | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 1.24 Index | +104.4% |
| 2006 | 1.31 Index | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 Index | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.67 Index | +40.2% |
| 2009 | 1.45 Index | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.41 Index | +66.5% |
| 2011 | 2.29 Index | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 Index | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 2.57 Index | +70.2% |
| 2014 | 2.03 Index | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7 Index | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 2.17 Index | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.05 Index | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.85 Index | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.87 Index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 Index | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.76 Index | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.72 Index | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.78 Index | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.73 Index | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 1.71 Index | -1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.71 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7507 Index, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.71 Index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7547 Index, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +184.7% | 2.61 Index | 7.42 Index |
| 2005 | +104.4% | 0.6086 Index | 1.24 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 Index | 2.93 Index | 5.65 Index | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.27 Index | 2.61 Index | 7.42 Index | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 Index | 1.77 Index | 5.68 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 Index | 0.8491 Index | 2.3 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 Index | 0.6086 Index | 1.67 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 Index | 1.51 Index | 2.7 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 Index | 1.7 Index | 1.78 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Australia?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Australia was 1.71 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 Index in 1974.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6086 Index in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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