Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Australia
Australia: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.1% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Australia peaked at 1.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
That places Australia 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +59.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +64.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +36.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 87% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +64.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | +59.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Australia?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Australia was 1.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Australia ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.