In 2021, Tasmania was the Australian state with the highest proportion of renewable energy penetration at 99.9 percent. In 2020, Tasmania became the first Australian state to achieve 100 percent electricity consumption from renewable energy. Proportionally, South Australia is the next highest user of renewables after Tasmania with the rest of the Australian states trailing behind.
Share of energy acquired from renewable sources in Australia in 2021, by state
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Statistics on Renewable energy in Australia
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Installed electricity capacity Australia 2021, by energy source
- Premium Statistic Energy production Australia FY 2020-21, by fuel type
- Premium Statistic Primary energy consumption Australia 2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Electricity usage in Australia FY 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Average quarterly electricity bill among consumers in Australia 2021, by state
Renewables
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- Premium Statistic Total renewable energy capacity in Australia 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Generation of renewable energy in Australia 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy contribution to annual electricity generation in Australia 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy generation in Australia 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Share of total energy generated from renewable sources Australia 2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Share of renewable energy generation Australia 2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Share of energy usage from renewable sources in Australia 2021, by state
Solar energy
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- Premium Statistic Capacity of solar PV generators in Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Capacity of small-scale solar photovoltaic installations Australia 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar energy electricity generation in Australia 2015-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic installations Australia 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Capacity of small-scale solar photovoltaic installations Australia 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Projected installed large-scale solar power generation capacity Australia 2019-2030
- Premium Statistic Projected installed small-scale solar power generation capacity Australia 2019-2030
Wind energy
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- Premium Statistic Wind energy electricity generation in Australia 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Total onshore wind energy generation capacity in Australia 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Top five wind energy plants Australia 2021
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of wind generation capacity Australia 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Distribution of wind generation Australia 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Projected installed wind power generation capacity Australia 2019-2030
Hydro energy
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- Premium Statistic Generation of hydropower Australia 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Generation share of hydropower Australia 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Generation share of hydropower in renewables Australia 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Projected installed hydro power generation capacity Australia 2019-2030
Bioenergy
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- Premium Statistic Total bioenergy generation capacity in Australia 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Total biogas generation capacity in Australia 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Bioenergy electricity generation in Australia 2015-2020
- Premium Statistic Biofuel production Australia 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Production volume of biodiesel in Australia 2012-2021
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption APAC 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of total energy consumption Australia FY 2020-21, by source
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption in oil equivalent Australia 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption Australia FY 2020-21, by source
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption share Australia FY 2020-21, by source
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- U.S. corporate offsite third-party wind and solar PPA deployment by state 2017
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- Global developing countries' energy investments 2008-2017
- Solar photovoltaic installations Western Australia 2007-2018
- U.S. renewable energy employment by sector 2019
- Global clean energy asset finance transactions in developing countries 2009-2017
- New investment in clean energy in the UK 2004-2017
- Annual solar water heater installations Queensland, Australia 2008-2017
- Number of energy startups in Italy 2019, by region
- Green energy investments in Europe 2004-2019
- Number of solar water heater installs in Australia 2012-2021
- Cross-border investment in solar energy in the Middle East and Africa Japan 2010-2018
- Share of U.S. utility-scale renewable electricity generation 2014, by state
- International funding supporting clean and renewable energy in Ghana 2010-2019
- U.S. Latino voters' view on developing clean energy 2015
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- Venture capital and private equity in clean energy - U.S. 2004-2015
- Global developing countries' energy investments 2008-2017
- Solar photovoltaic installations Western Australia 2007-2018
- U.S. renewable energy employment by sector 2019
- Global clean energy asset finance transactions in developing countries 2009-2017
- New investment in clean energy in the UK 2004-2017
- Annual solar water heater installations Queensland, Australia 2008-2017
- Number of energy startups in Italy 2019, by region
- Green energy investments in Europe 2004-2019
- Number of solar water heater installs in Australia 2012-2021
- Cross-border investment in solar energy in the Middle East and Africa Japan 2010-2018
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- International funding supporting clean and renewable energy in Ghana 2010-2019
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Clean Energy Council. (April 1, 2022). Share of energy acquired from renewable sources in Australia in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087804/australia-renewable-energy-penetration-by-state/
Clean Energy Council. "Share of energy acquired from renewable sources in Australia in 2021, by state." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087804/australia-renewable-energy-penetration-by-state/
Clean Energy Council. (2022). Share of energy acquired from renewable sources in Australia in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087804/australia-renewable-energy-penetration-by-state/
Clean Energy Council. "Share of Energy Acquired from Renewable Sources in Australia in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087804/australia-renewable-energy-penetration-by-state/
Clean Energy Council, Share of energy acquired from renewable sources in Australia in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087804/australia-renewable-energy-penetration-by-state/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Share of energy acquired from renewable sources in Australia in 2021, by state [Graph], Clean Energy Council, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087804/australia-renewable-energy-penetration-by-state/