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Australia - Renewable Energy Adoption 12.3

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked

Latest value

12.3 (2021)

Global rank

##132 of 212 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1990

1.54×

Ranking Race — Renewable Energy Adoption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519901995200020052010201520202022#123#1322020 overtook Armenia2021 overtook Guyana
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. Australia climbed from #123 to #132 (overtook Armenia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2020
Overtook Armenia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2021
Overtook Guyana in global rank auto

Renewable Energy Adoption, 1990-2021

World Bank WDI · % (share) of final energy consumption · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020216.78.5710.4312.3
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