Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2024–25 and calendar year 2025 using the latest data available on Australia’s total and on-grid electricity generation.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include the latest data with estimates for 2016-17 and calendar year 2017.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include the latest data available on Australia’s electricity generation. This release provides estimates for 2017-18 and calendar year 2018.
Total electricity generation in Australia was estimated to be 261,405 gigawatt hours (GWh) in calendar year 2018.
Fossil fuel sources contributed 212,066 GWh (81%) of total electricity generation in 2018, a decrease of 3% compared with 2017.
Coal accounted for the majority of electricity generation, at 60% of total generation in 2018.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include the latest data available on Australia’s electricity generation. This release provides estimates for 2018-19 and calendar year 2019.
Total electricity generation in Australia was estimated to be 265,117 gigawatt hours (GWh) in calendar year 2019.
Fossil fuel sources contributed 209,636 GWh (79%) of total electricity generation in 2019, a decrease of 2% compared with 2018.
Coal accounted for the majority of electricity generation, at 56% of total generation in 2019.
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Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2019‑20 and calendar year 2020 using the latest data available on Australia’s total electricity generation.
These statistics cover all electricity generation in Australia, including by power plants and by businesses and households for their own use.
Total electricity generation in Australia was estimated to be 265,232 gigawatt hours (GWh) in calendar year 2020, remaining materially unchanged since 2019.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2020-21 and calendar year 2021 using the latest data available on Australia’s total electricity generation.
Total electricity generation in Australia was estimated to be 267,452 gigawatt hours (GWh) in calendar year 2021, a slight increase from 2020.
Renewable sources contributed an estimated 77,716 GWh, making up 29% of Australia’s total electricity generation, up 5 percentage points on the share in 2020.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2021-22 and calendar year 2022 using the latest data available on Australia’s total electricity generation.
Total electricity generation in Australia was estimated to be 273,265 gigawatt hours (GWh) in calendar year 2022, a 2% increase from 2021.
Renewable sources contributed an estimated 88,208 GWh, making up 32% of Australia’s total electricity generation, up three percentage points on the share in 2021.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2022-23 and calendar year 2023 using the latest data available on Australia’s total electricity generation.
Total electricity generation in Australia remained steady in 2023 with an estimated 273,106 gigawatt hours (GWh) generated.
Renewable sources contributed an estimated 95,963 GWh, making up 35% of Australia’s total electricity generation, up 3 percentage points on the share in 2022.
Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2023-24 and calendar year 2024 using the latest data available on Australia’s total electricity generation.
Total electricity generation in Australia increased 3 per cent in 2024 with an estimated 283,920 gigawatt hours (GWh) generated.
Renewable sources contributed an estimated 102,403 GWh, making up 36 per cent of Australia’s total electricity generation, up one percentage point on the share in 2023.
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