Renewable energy consumption in Australia
Australia: Renewable energy consumption was 12.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Australia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable energy consumption in Australia stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Australia peaked at 12.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2004.
That places Australia 130th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 127 Mexico 13.0% compare
- 128 Bolivia 12.8% compare
- 129 Ireland 12.7% compare
- 131 Marshall Islands 12.2% compare
- 131 Netherlands 12.2% compare
- 131 United Kingdom 12.2% 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)
- 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 renewable energy consumption in Australia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Australia was 12.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Australia ranks 130th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.