Australia (2023)
14.4
% of total final energy consumption
+0.7pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
34
years of data

Data

Australia Renewable Energy Share of Total Energy Consumption (2023) — source data. UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD).
Year % of total final energy consumption YoY Change
2023 14.4 +0.7pp
2022 13.7 +1.2pp
2021 12.5 +1.2pp
2020 11.3 +0.8pp
2019 10.5 +0.5pp
2018 10 -0.2pp
2017 10.2 +0.6pp
2016 9.6 +0.2pp
2015 9.4 +0.1pp
2014 9.3 +0.1pp
2013 9.2 +0.9pp
2012 8.3 unchanged
2011 8.3 +0.1pp
2010 8.2 +1.1pp
2009 7.1 +0.3pp
2008 6.8 -0.2pp
2007 7 +0.2pp
2006 6.8 +0.1pp
2005 6.7 unchanged
2004 6.7 -0.5pp

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 14.4 % of total final energy consumption in 2023. The latest change was +0.7pp. Across 1990–2023 the series ranges from 6.7 in 2004 to 14.4 in 2023.

This page tracks renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption in Australia from 1990 to present. The renewable energy transition is reshaping energy costs, regulatory risk, and decarbonisation timelines.

Data sourced from UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption in Australia from 1990 to present. The renewable energy transition is reshaping energy costs, regulatory risk, and decarbonisation timelines. It is published by UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. UN SDG Global Database (IEA/IRENA/UNSD) typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2023 (34 observations).

The series peaked at 14.4 % of total final energy consumption in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.7 in 2004. The latest reading of 14.4 in 2023 represents a change of +0.7pp.