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Australia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

172.23TWh · 2025-21.1% since 2015

Electricity generated from fossil fuels in the year. Annual figures for Australia from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (TWh)Note
2025172.232
2024182.411
2023178.618
2022185.48
2021190.176
2020200.879
2019210.643
2018213.138
2017219.777
2016216.482
2015218.191
2014214.888
2013214.036
2012220.401
2011225.682
2010228.812
2009229.745
2008226.262
2007222.895
2006216.854
2005210.02
2004209.847
2003207.283
2002205.542
2001206.993
2000199.292
1999189.401
1998182.538
1997171.992
1996163.179
1995158.74
1994153.273
1993148.309
1992144.777
1991141.585
1990140.134
1989136.369
1988128.309
1987121.731
1986115.041
1985109.276

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-generation-fossil (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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