Share of electricity generation from wind in Australia
Australia: Share of electricity generation from wind was 13.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 13.7% for share of electricity generation from wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 194.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Australia peaked at 13.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Australia ranks 25th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +167.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +127.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +130.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +188.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +115.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +83.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +61.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | +17.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 13.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 9.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +188.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | +167.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +130.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | +127.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | +115.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 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 wind in Australia?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Australia was 13.7% 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 wind recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.2%. 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 wind. 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.