Electricity generation from solar in Australia
Australia: Electricity generation from solar was 56.09 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in Australia stood at 56.09 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 804.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Australia peaked at 56.09 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Australia 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0.0121 terawatt-hours | +122.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0146 terawatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0211 terawatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0256 terawatt-hours | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 terawatt-hours | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0356 terawatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0406 terawatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +107.1% |
| 2010 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | +237.9% |
| 2011 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | +108.2% |
| 2012 | 2.41 terawatt-hours | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 3.85 terawatt-hours | +59.8% |
| 2014 | 4.95 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 7.44 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 8.92 terawatt-hours | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 12.33 terawatt-hours | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 18.3 terawatt-hours | +48.4% |
| 2020 | 23.84 terawatt-hours | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 31.19 terawatt-hours | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 37.54 terawatt-hours | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 44.99 terawatt-hours | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 50.21 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 56.09 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 56.09 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 56.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 56.09 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.165 terawatt-hours, 339.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | +237.9% | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 0.98 terawatt-hours |
| 1992 | +122.0% | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | 0.0121 terawatt-hours |
| 2011 | +108.2% | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours |
| 2009 | +107.1% | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0203 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0406 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 18.3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.64 terawatt-hours | 23.84 terawatt-hours | 56.09 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from solar in Australia?
- Electricity generation from solar in Australia was 56.09 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.09 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 804.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.