Renewable energy share in Australia
Renewable sources provided 12.3% of final energy consumption in Australia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Australia, 2021
12.3%
Change from 2020
+1.1percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
132nd of 212
Renewable energy share in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.3% | – |
| 2020 | 11.2% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 11.2% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Australia has the 132nd highest value.