Electricity generation from wind per person in Australia
Australia: Electricity generation from wind per person was 1,454 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from wind per person in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,454 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from wind per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind per person in Australia peaked at 1,454 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Australia 9th out of 212 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 wind per person in Australia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0.1128 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0.3073 kilowatt-hours | +172.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3868 kilowatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3824 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4053 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9625 kilowatt-hours | +137.5% |
| 1999 | 2.27 kilowatt-hours | +136.3% |
| 2000 | 6.79 kilowatt-hours | +198.8% |
| 2001 | 14.98 kilowatt-hours | +120.4% |
| 2002 | 27.05 kilowatt-hours | +80.6% |
| 2003 | 35.32 kilowatt-hours | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 39.91 kilowatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 64.06 kilowatt-hours | +60.5% |
| 2006 | 104.9 kilowatt-hours | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 136.01 kilowatt-hours | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 161.91 kilowatt-hours | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 203.83 kilowatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 225.37 kilowatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 286.04 kilowatt-hours | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 337.82 kilowatt-hours | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 398.51 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 414.48 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 493.99 kilowatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 535.97 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 534.15 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 647.3 kilowatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 764.05 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 878.27 kilowatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1,032 kilowatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 1,147 kilowatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 1,205 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1,226 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 1,454 kilowatt-hours | +18.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,454 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 104.38 kilowatt-hours, 13.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from wind per person 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 | +198.8% | 2.27 kilowatt-hours | 6.79 kilowatt-hours |
| 1994 | +172.3% | 0.1128 kilowatt-hours | 0.3073 kilowatt-hours |
| 1998 | +137.5% | 0.4053 kilowatt-hours | 0.9625 kilowatt-hours |
| 1999 | +136.3% | 0.9625 kilowatt-hours | 2.27 kilowatt-hours |
| 2001 | +120.4% | 6.79 kilowatt-hours | 14.98 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.47 kilowatt-hours | 6.79 kilowatt-hours | 203.83 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 463.77 kilowatt-hours | 225.37 kilowatt-hours | 764.05 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,157 kilowatt-hours | 878.27 kilowatt-hours | 1,454 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Netherlands 1,837 kilowatt-hours compare
- 7 Faroe Islands 1,644 kilowatt-hours compare
- 8 Germany 1,618 kilowatt-hours compare
- 10 Uruguay 1,433 kilowatt-hours compare
- 11 Lithuania 1,410 kilowatt-hours compare
- 12 United States 1,337 kilowatt-hours compare
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 wind per person in Australia?
- Electricity generation from wind per person in Australia was 1,454 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from wind per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,454 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from wind per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for electricity generation from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from wind per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. 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 Electricity generation from wind per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.