Share of electricity generation from solar in Australia
Australia: Share of electricity generation from solar was 19.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from solar in Australia stood at 19.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 702.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Australia peaked at 19.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Australia ranks 16th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +117.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +103.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +236.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +103.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +60.5% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +46.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +9.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 3.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 19.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +236.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1992 | +117.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2009 | +103.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2011 | +103.9% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 9.0% | 19.6% | 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 solar in Australia?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Australia was 19.6% 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 solar recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 702.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 solar. 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.