% of electricity - Source frequency: annual · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's renewable electricity share was 26.7% as of January 2021, and the trend is broadly stable. The share of electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro. It tracks how fast the electricity system is shifting away from fossil fuels — the most advanced part of Australia’s energy transition. Data is sourced from World Bank (EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS) and updated annually.
The share of electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro.
It tracks how fast the electricity system is shifting away from fossil fuels — the most advanced part of Australia’s energy transition.
Higher is better
Source: World Bank (EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS)
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (World Bank (EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS)), updated annually. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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