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Australian electricity generation

The figure shows total Australian electricity generation and renewable electricity generation in terawatt hours from 1980-81 to 2020-21 and calendar year 2021. Total electricity generation in Australia in 2021 was around 267 terawatt hours and renewable generation was 78 terawatt hours.
The figure shows total Australian electricity generation and renewable electricity generation in terawatt hours from 1980-81 to 2020-21 and calendar year 2021. Total electricity generation in Australia in 2021 was around 267 terawatt hours and renewable generation was 78 terawatt hours.

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  1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021 Calendar year 2021 Calendar year
Total 102.2 104.4 105.5 111.5 119.7 125.4 131.5 138.3 147.1 154.7 156.6 159.3 163.5 167.3 173.0 177.5 182.8 195.2 203.8 210.0 223.6 224.9 222.1 229.8 228.6 232.8 243.2 243.2 247.5 252.3 253.6 250.7 249.7 249.0 252.4 257.4 258.0 261.1 264.0 265.2 265.6 267.5 267.5
Renewables 14.5 14.1 12.6 12.5 14.1 15.0 14.1 15.0 15.3 15.6 16.9 16.4 17.6 17.3 17.0 16.7 17.9 16.8 17.8 18.0 17.8 17.4 18.8 18.9 20.4 21.7 21.2 19.9 18.6 21.8 26.5 26.7 33.2 36.6 34.0 38.1 40.5 44.6 52.0 59.9 70.8 77.7 77.7