Total electricity output in Australia
Australia: Total electricity output was 252,276 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Australia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Australia recorded 252,276 GWh for total electricity output in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Australia peaked at 253,907 GWh in 2011 and was at its lowest, 154,287 GWh, in 1990.
That places Australia 19th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173,168 GWh | 154,287 GWh | 203,627 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,879 GWh | 209,864 GWh | 248,687 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,304 GWh | 248,264 GWh | 253,907 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Australia?
- Total electricity output in Australia was 252,276 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 253,907 GWh in 2011.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,287 GWh in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for total electricity output?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants