Share of primary energy from wind in Australia
Australia: Share of primary energy from wind was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from wind 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
In 2025, share of primary energy from wind in Australia stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 237.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from wind in Australia peaked at 2.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Australia ranks 19th of 80 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 primary energy from wind in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +164.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +134.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +129.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +209.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +112.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +82.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +62.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +20.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 12.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy 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 | +209.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +164.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1998 | +134.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +129.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 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 primary energy from wind in Australia?
- Share of primary energy from wind in Australia was 2.6% 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 from wind recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from wind recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for share of primary energy from wind?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from wind rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.