Renewable energy consumption in Australia
Australia: Renewable energy consumption was 296,838 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Australia recorded 296,838 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Australia peaked at 296,838 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 166,746 TJ, in 1992.
That places Australia 38th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202,178 TJ | 166,746 TJ | 233,636 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,099 TJ | 188,970 TJ | 242,362 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,043 TJ | 244,814 TJ | 296,838 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Australia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Australia was 296,838 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 296,838 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,746 TJ in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste