Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Australia
Australia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia, 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 is 14.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2004.
That places Australia 143rd out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.0% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.2× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Australia's 14.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More energy & mining data for Australia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Australia was 14.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Australia ranks 143rd out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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