Australia Electricity Production
1960 - 2012 | Yearly | GWh | CEIC Data
Key information about Australia Electricity Production
- Electricity Production in Australia reached 252,260 GWh in Dec 2012, compared with 252,572 GWh in the previous year.
- Electricity Production data of Australia is updated yearly averaging at 125,374 GWh from Dec 1960 to Dec 2012.
- The data reached an all-time high of 252,572 GWh in Dec 2011 and a record low of 21,449 GWh in Dec 1960.
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View Australia's Electricity Production from 1960 to 2012 in the chart:
What was Australia's Electricity Production in 2012?
Electricity Production in Australia reached 252,260 GWh in Dec 2012, compared with 252,572 GWh in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252,260 2012 | 252,572 2011 | 21,449 1960 | 252,572 2011 | GWh | yearly | 1960 - 2012 |
Electricity Production by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (GWh) | 1,757 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (GWh) | 6,375 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jul 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Argentina (GWh) | 11,049 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Armenia (kWh) | 725,800,000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Australia (GWh) | 252,260 2012 | yearly | 1960 - 2012 |
| Austria (GWh) | 5,514 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (GWh) | 28,413 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bahrain (GWh) | 3,635 Dec 2016 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2016 |
| Bangladesh (GWh) | 10,017 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jul 1993 - Aug 2025 |
| Belarus (GWh) | 3,126 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Apr 2022 |
| Belgium (GWh) | 5,229 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (GWh) | 11,705 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (GWh) | 15,932 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Botswana (GWh) | 201 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (GWh) | 57,947 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| Brunei (GWh) | 4,618 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (GWh) | 3,154 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Cambodia (GWh) | 20,596 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Canada (GWh) | 47,560 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Aug 2025 |
| Chile (GWh) | 7,176 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2025 |
| China (GWh) | 800,210 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 1986 - Oct 2025 |
| Colombia (GWh) | 7,237 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Croatia (GWh) | 859 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (GWh) | 5,268 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Czech Republic (GWh) | 73,882 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Denmark (GWh) | 2,574 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (GWh) | 35,640 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| Egypt (GWh) | 25,700 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jul 2025 |
| Estonia (GWh) | 441 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| European Union (GWh) | 206,945 Aug 2025 | monthly | Oct 2008 - Aug 2025 |
| Finland (GWh) | 7,398 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| France (GWh) | 44,475 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Georgia (GWh) | 1,155 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Germany (GWh) | 20,350 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2021 |
| Ghana (GWh) | 25,550 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| Greece (GWh) | 4,107 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (GWh) | 9,841 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (GWh) | 37,887 2024 | yearly | 1965 - 2024 |
| Iceland (GWh) | 20,122 2022 | yearly | 1904 - 2022 |
| India (GWh) | 119,842 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1987 - Oct 2025 |
| Indonesia (GWh) | 343,892 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Iran (GWh) | 367,433 2023 | yearly | 1964 - 2023 |
| Ireland (GWh) | 2,255 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (GWh) | 79,885 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Italy (GWh) | 22,015 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (GWh) | 9,835 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
| Japan (GWh) | 81,442 Jul 2025 | monthly | Feb 2006 - Jul 2025 |
| Jordan (GWh) | 21,794 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (GWh) | 10,137 Oct 2025 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Kenya (GWh) | 1,098 Sep 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (GWh) | 50,603 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (GWh) | 327 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2025 |
| Kuwait (GWh) | 7,186 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (GWh) | 14,736 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Laos (GWh) | 52,945 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Latvia (GWh) | 351 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Lebanon (GWh) | 632 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2021 |
| Lithuania (GWh) | 532 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (GWh) | 2,531 2023 | yearly | 1938 - 2023 |
| Macau SAR, China (GWh) | 99 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (GWh) | 392 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (GWh) | 121 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Malaysia (GWh) | 15,487 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (GWh) | 143 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2023 |
| Mauritius (GWh) | 3,418 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mexico (GWh) | 24,795 Jul 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jul 2023 |
| Moldova (GWh) | 30 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (GWh) | 7,070 2020 | yearly | 1989 - 2020 |
| Montenegro (GWh) | 3,205 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Morocco (GWh) | 40,512 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
| Mozambique (GWh) | 19,753 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (GWh) | 2,000 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jul 2022 |
| Nepal (GWh) | 12,071 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (GWh) | 10,337 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (GWh) | 10,926 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1974 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (GWh) | 10,619 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (GWh) | 11,426 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2021 |
| Oman (GWh) | 4,051 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Pakistan (GWh) | 8,506 Mar 2024 | monthly | Nov 1987 - Mar 2024 |
| Panama (GWh) | 1,106 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (GWh) | 57,626 2011 | yearly | 1971 - 2011 |
| Peru (GWh) | 5,339 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (GWh) | 126,941 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland (GWh) | 13,736 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Portugal (GWh) | 3,404 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Qatar (GWh) | 6,687 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Aug 2024 |
| Romania (GWh) | 3,964 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (GWh) | 102,000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (GWh) | 380,878 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Serbia (GWh) | 44,785 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
| Singapore (GWh) | 4,941 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (GWh) | 2,283 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (GWh) | 825 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| South Africa (GWh) | 18,796 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (GWh) | 19,802 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Apr 2019 |
| Sri Lanka (GWh) | 1,539 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (GWh) | 17,563 2021 | yearly | 1992 - 2021 |
| Sweden (GWh) | 11,578 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1974 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (GWh) | 5,722 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (GWh) | 41,079 2011 | yearly | 1971 - 2011 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -11,179.706 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 144,934.251 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 32.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 685,976.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,343.987 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,762.752 2030 | yearly | 1989 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,288.528 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 819.600 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 829.800 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.840 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 2,598.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 29,412.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 9.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,120,426.620 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,529,084.746 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,266,131.917 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 26,814.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 11.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 6,389,477.247 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 5,080,780.405 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 2,060.555 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2,770.500 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 10,356.881 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 7,269.017 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Trade Balance: Goods (AUD mn) | 9,099.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Trade Balance: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 5,085.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 1,859.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 3,431.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 16,776.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 5,964.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 15,479.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 7,704.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: Korea, Republic of (AUD mn) | 3,471.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: Japan (AUD mn) | 6,663.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: China (excl SARs and Taiwan) (AUD mn) | 16,765.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: United States of America (AUD mn) | 2,995.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: India (AUD mn) | 2,744.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 346.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 5,174.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 2,028.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 1,671.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 3,541.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: Germany (AUD mn) | 1,268.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: United States of America (AUD mn) | 4,619.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: Japan (AUD mn) | 2,349.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: Singapore (AUD mn) | 1,294.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Import: Value: China (AUD mn) | 9,020.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 183.729 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 125.258 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 120.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 34,137.204 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,253,737.709 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,176,425.868 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 7.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 41,449.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.201 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 9,394.165 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,861,383.344 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,883,575.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 16.500 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 21.000 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,931.757 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 2,987.186 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Mar 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,192,250.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,606,098.763 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 7.28 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 128.12 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,915.273 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,324.818 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,332.381 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1959 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 65,120.000 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Feb 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 138.651 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.172 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Oct 2025 |
| Exports: % of GDP (%) | 25.685 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.778 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 1.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 57.400 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2024 |
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