Share of electricity generation from gas in Australia
Australia: Share of electricity generation from gas was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Australia, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from gas in Australia stood at 16.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Australia peaked at 21.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1997.
Australia ranks 79th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.3% | — |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -5.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 16.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 5.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.4% | 20.0% | 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 gas in Australia?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Australia was 16.4% 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 gas recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Australia ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 gas. 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.