Australia: Renewable power generation

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 Australia

Renewable power generation, billion kilowatthours

 Latest value 102.92
 Year 2024
 Measure billion kilowatthours
 Data availability 1980 - 2024
 Average 28.77
 Min - Max 12.38 - 102.92
 Source The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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The latest value from 2024 is 102.92 billion kilowatthours, an increase from 95.77 billion kilowatthours in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 52.33 billion kilowatthours, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1980 to 2024 is 28.77 billion kilowatthours. The minimum value, 12.38 billion kilowatthours, was reached in 1984 while the maximum of 102.92 billion kilowatthours was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Australia: Renewable power generation
 2024 102.92
 2023 95.77
 2022 88.79
 2021 79.55
 2020 65.55
 2019 57.45
 2018 48.44
 2017 41.72




Definition: Total Renewables Electricity Net Generation (Net generation excludes the energy consumed by the generating units and also excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage)

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