Annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia
Australia: Annual change in primary energy from wind was 6.7 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia stood at 6.7 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 537.2% on the previous year and up 225.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia peaked at 6.7 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1966.
That places Australia 5th out of 80 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.
Annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0.002 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0.0105 terawatt-hours | +2000.0% |
| 1999 | 0.025 terawatt-hours | +138.1% |
| 2000 | 0.091 terawatt-hours | +264.0% |
| 2001 | 0.153 terawatt-hours | +68.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2465 terawatt-hours | +61.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1705 terawatt-hours | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 0.091 terawatt-hours | -46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.504 terawatt-hours | +454.2% |
| 2006 | 0.863 terawatt-hours | +71.2% |
| 2007 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6063 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9793 terawatt-hours | +61.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5473 terawatt-hours | -44.1% |
| 2011 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | +164.4% |
| 2012 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.518 terawatt-hours | -66.2% |
| 2015 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | +296.9% |
| 2016 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1711 terawatt-hours | -85.8% |
| 2018 | 3.05 terawatt-hours | +1683.4% |
| 2019 | 3.21 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.14 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.19 terawatt-hours | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 3.25 terawatt-hours | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 1.79 terawatt-hours | -44.9% |
| 2024 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -41.3% |
| 2025 | 6.7 terawatt-hours | +537.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6.7 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.0044 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2000.0% | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0105 terawatt-hours |
| 2018 | +1683.4% | 0.1711 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours |
| 2025 | +537.2% | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 6.7 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4395 terawatt-hours | 0.091 terawatt-hours | 0.9793 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 0.1711 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 6.7 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia?
- Annual change in primary energy from wind in Australia was 6.7 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from wind recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from wind recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from wind rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.