Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Australia and New Zealand in 2021 — 21.8%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 19.8 pp.

2021 21.8% +3.64 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 21.8%2021
Period minimum 1.99%2001

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–20210102030200020032006200920122015201820212000: 2%2001: 1.99%2002: 2.07%2003: 2.18%2004: 2.33%2005: 3.38%2006: 3.74%2007: 4.13%2008: 4.78%2009: 4.73%2010: 5.53%2011: 6.15%2012: 7.29%2013: 8.22%2014: 9.7%2015: 10.56%2016: 11.08%2017: 11.64%2018: 12.95%2019: 15.31%2020: 18.16%2021: 21.8%
Change over the period: +19.8 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 21.8%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 21.8 +3.64 pp
2020 18.16 +2.86 pp
2019 15.31 +2.35 pp
2018 12.95 +1.31 pp
2017 11.64 +0.56 pp
2016 11.08 +0.52 pp
2015 10.56 +0.86 pp
2014 9.7 +1.48 pp
2013 8.22 +0.93 pp
2012 7.29 +1.14 pp
2011 6.15 +0.62 pp
2010 5.53 +0.8 pp
2009 4.73 −0.05 pp
2008 4.78 +0.65 pp
2007 4.13 +0.39 pp
2006 3.74 +0.36 pp
2005 3.38 +1.05 pp
2004 2.33 +0.15 pp
2003 2.18 +0.11 pp
2002 2.07 +0.08 pp
2001 1.99 −0.01 pp
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About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.