Share of primary energy use by source in Australia
Australia: Share of primary energy use by source was 25.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source in Australia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy use by source in Australia is 25.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Australia peaked at 28.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
That places Australia 41st out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +26.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +630.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +1203.1% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +285.2% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +42.5% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +37.1% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 11.8% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 25.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 25.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.3%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +1203.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 1968 | +630.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1970 | +285.2% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| 1971 | +42.5% | 3.1% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 3.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.2% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.5% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.2% | 28.5% | 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 primary energy use by source in Australia?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Australia was 25.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.