Renewables share of electricity — all countries

Renewables share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand

Renewables share of electricity in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 — 45.24%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 27.47 pp.

2025 45.24% +3.3 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 45.24%2025
Period minimum 16.04%2001

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Renewables share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–202510203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 17.78%2001: 16.04%2002: 17.43%2003: 17.03%2004: 18.4%2005: 17.59%2006: 17.44%2007: 17%2008: 16.28%2009: 17.41%2010: 18.48%2011: 21.31%2012: 20.94%2013: 22.99%2014: 22.96%2015: 23.76%2016: 25.93%2017: 24.65%2018: 28.06%2019: 29.49%2020: 32.21%2021: 36.29%2022: 39.54%2023: 42.25%2024: 41.95%2025: 45.24%
Change over the period: +27.47 pp Annual average: 1.1 pp
Renewables share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45.24 +3.3 pp
2024 41.95 −0.3 pp
2023 42.25 +2.71 pp
2022 39.54 +3.25 pp
2021 36.29 +4.08 pp
2020 32.21 +2.72 pp
2019 29.49 +1.44 pp
2018 28.06 +3.4 pp
2017 24.65 −1.28 pp
2016 25.93 +2.17 pp
2015 23.76 +0.8 pp
2014 22.96 −0.03 pp
2013 22.99 +2.05 pp
2012 20.94 −0.36 pp
2011 21.31 +2.83 pp
2010 18.48 +1.07 pp
2009 17.41 +1.13 pp
2008 16.28 −0.72 pp
2007 17 −0.44 pp
2006 17.44 −0.15 pp
2005 17.59 −0.81 pp
2004 18.4 +1.38 pp
2003 17.03 −0.41 pp
2002 17.43 +1.39 pp
2001 16.04 −1.74 pp
2000 17.78

About the indicator

The share of electricity from all renewable sources: hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and tidal plants. It differs fundamentally from the indicator for renewables excluding hydro, and the difference explains most of the puzzlement such rankings cause: with hydro included, the top of the list holds countries whose renewable share has always been high — Norway, Paraguay, Nepal — while excluding hydro shows those that rebuilt their generation over the past twenty years.

Important: Hydro is included. The series without hydro is Renewables excluding hydro; it comes from the World Bank and covers more territories. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.