Oil share of electricity in Australia in 2024 — 1.72%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.57 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.72 | −0.05 pp |
| 2023 | 1.77 | +0.05 pp |
| 2022 | 1.72 | −0.04 pp |
| 2021 | 1.76 | +0.05 pp |
| 2020 | 1.7 | −0.16 pp |
| 2019 | 1.86 | +0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 1.85 | −0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 2.04 | −0.13 pp |
| 2016 | 2.17 | −0.53 pp |
| 2015 | 2.7 | +0.68 pp |
| 2014 | 2.02 | −0.54 pp |
| 2013 | 2.57 | +1.06 pp |
| 2012 | 1.51 | −0.78 pp |
| 2011 | 2.29 | −0.13 pp |
| 2010 | 2.41 | +0.96 pp |
| 2009 | 1.45 | −0.22 pp |
| 2008 | 1.67 | +0.48 pp |
| 2007 | 1.19 | −0.12 pp |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +0.07 pp |
| 2005 | 1.24 | +0.63 pp |
| 2004 | 0.61 | −0.14 pp |
| 2003 | 0.75 | −0.32 pp |
| 2002 | 1.07 | +0.16 pp |
| 2001 | 0.91 | +0.06 pp |
| 2000 | 0.85 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.85 | −0.08 pp |
| 1998 | 0.93 | −0.26 pp |
| 1997 | 1.19 | −0.39 pp |
| 1996 | 1.58 | −0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.58 | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1.39 | −0.09 pp |
| 1993 | 1.48 | −0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.48 | −0.69 pp |
| 1991 | 2.17 | −0.13 pp |
| 1990 | 2.29 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
New Zealand
0.06
Australia
1.72
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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