Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand is 16.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 16.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 128th of 246 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.6% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More energy & mining data for Australia and New Zealand
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.3 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 99.0% (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 2,159 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 100.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.5% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 8.26 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 258.69 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand was 16.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 128th out of 246 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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