Gas share of electricity in Australia in 2024 — 17.34%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.07 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.34 | −0.47 pp |
| 2023 | 17.8 | −0.35 pp |
| 2022 | 18.15 | −0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 18.75 | −2.08 pp |
| 2020 | 20.82 | +0.83 pp |
| 2019 | 19.99 | −0.65 pp |
| 2018 | 20.64 | +1.08 pp |
| 2017 | 19.56 | −0.08 pp |
| 2016 | 19.63 | −1.21 pp |
| 2015 | 20.84 | −1.13 pp |
| 2014 | 21.97 | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 20.46 | +1.11 pp |
| 2012 | 19.35 | +0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 19.3 | +1.65 pp |
| 2010 | 17.65 | +1.5 pp |
| 2009 | 16.15 | +1.78 pp |
| 2008 | 14.37 | +1.27 pp |
| 2007 | 13.1 | +3.34 pp |
| 2006 | 9.76 | −0.65 pp |
| 2005 | 10.41 | −3.12 pp |
| 2004 | 13.54 | +0.23 pp |
| 2003 | 13.3 | −0.64 pp |
| 2002 | 13.94 | +6.26 pp |
| 2001 | 7.69 | −0.04 pp |
| 2000 | 7.73 | −0.12 pp |
| 1999 | 7.84 | +1.22 pp |
| 1998 | 6.62 | +0.37 pp |
| 1997 | 6.25 | −0.76 pp |
| 1996 | 7.01 | −1.6 pp |
| 1995 | 8.61 | +1.33 pp |
| 1994 | 7.28 | −0.23 pp |
| 1993 | 7.51 | +0.22 pp |
| 1992 | 7.29 | +0.42 pp |
| 1991 | 6.87 | −2.39 pp |
| 1990 | 9.26 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
17.34
New Zealand
9.65
The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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