Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 11.93 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia stood at 11.93 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 205.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 38.13 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7.8 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Australia ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1993 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +80.9% |
| 1994 | -1.2 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 1995 | -2.28 % change on previous year | +90.7% |
| 1996 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -223.1% |
| 1997 | 0.236 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1998 | -0.3238 % change on previous year | -237.2% |
| 1999 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -1132.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2366 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 2001 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -774.7% |
| 2002 | 4 % change on previous year | -350.4% |
| 2003 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.91 % change on previous year | +79.2% |
| 2006 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 2007 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -298.4% |
| 2008 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 5.44 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 2010 | 9.92 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 2011 | 38.13 % change on previous year | +284.4% |
| 2012 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2013 | 17.38 % change on previous year | -1664.4% |
| 2014 | -7.8 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 2015 | 9.28 % change on previous year | -219.0% |
| 2016 | 16.59 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 2017 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 2018 | 26.28 % change on previous year | -530.2% |
| 2019 | 11.66 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 2020 | 16.32 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 20.21 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 13.16 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 8.73 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 2024 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 2025 | 11.93 % change on previous year | +205.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11.93 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 % change on previous year, 5.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11.93 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.17 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1664.4% | -1.11 % change on previous year | 17.38 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1132.4% | -0.3238 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 % change on previous year | -2.28 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | 6.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 % change on previous year | -7.8 % change on previous year | 38.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.38 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 20.21 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 38 Belarus 12.34 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Venezuela 12.34 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Singapore 12.24 % change on previous year compare
- 42 South Africa 11.71 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Netherlands 11.35 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Bahrain 11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Barbados 11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Seychelles 11.11 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Australia was 11.93 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.13 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.8 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.