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A comparable annual read of the electricity systems that set the operating context for solar: how they generate, how much renewables contribute and how carbon-intensive the output remains.
Compare the selected systems through their generation mix, not a single headline. Renewable share, solar share, total output and carbon intensity answer different questions and should stay separate. Each system also opens into a monthly transition record with an explicit solar-resource context.
Provisional provider annual · source checked 22/07/2026
AUS · 2025 annual generation
Renewables
38.7%
Solar
19.7%
Wind + solar
33.4%
Low-carbon
38.7%
Generation
287 TWh
Carbon intensity
525 gCO2/kWh
Shares describe domestic generation. Imports, exports and the individual grids within a country are outside this annual comparison. “Other reported” includes generation categories outside the principal sources above.
| System | Renewables | Solar | Wind | Low-carbon | Intensity | Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DenmarkDNK | 94.2% | 13.4% | 58.7% | 94.2% | 99 | 35 TWh |
| BrazilBRA | 86.6% | 12.0% | 15.6% | 88.7% | 110 | 752 TWh |
| GermanyDEU | 59.0% | 17.9% | 27.2% | 59.0% | 330 | 500 TWh |
| SpainESP | 55.9% | 21.9% | 20.4% | 74.6% | 154 | 288 TWh |
| United KingdomGBR | 52.0% | 6.6% | 29.4% | 64.4% | 217 | 292 TWh |
| AustraliaAUS | 38.7% | 19.7% | 13.7% | 38.7% | 525 | 287 TWh |
| United StatesUSA | 25.6% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 43.0% | 384 | 4,520 TWh |
| IndiaIND | 24.1% | 9.4% | 5.0% | 26.7% | 671 | 2,082 TWh |
| JapanJPN | 23.6% | 9.8% | 1.2% | 32.7% | 477 | 1,030 TWh |
| South AfricaZAF | 13.6% | 8.0% | 4.7% | 17.8% | 699 | 243 TWh |
This first cohort is annual, national-system generation data. The visible status distinguishes a current provider release, a versioned ledger row and the fixed published snapshot used for recovery. None is a live dispatch view, an hourly marginal-emissions signal or a claim that every grid within a country has the same mix.
The next expansion is source-by-source: sub-grid and higher-frequency coverage only where a primary or well-documented public feed supports it. That distinction keeps the monitor useful rather than cosmetically global.
Our World in Data Energy DatasetElectricity-mix series incorporating Ember Yearly Electricity Data · Snapshot verified 2026-07-13
Tell the data desk which systems, time resolution and evidence boundary matter. The public monitor remains open; the working release can be scoped around a professional question.
Decision lenses
Read capacity deployment, population context and realised generation as separate but connected measures.