Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Australia
Australia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 166.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Australia peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 2001.
Australia ranks 26th of 202 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, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +36.2% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 9.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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, per capita in Australia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita in Australia was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.