Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources

Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources (AECR) is Geoscience Australia’s annual publication presenting a stocktake of our nation’s non-renewable energy commodity resources – gas, oil, coal, and uranium – as well as information on the potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and emerging hydrogen and geothermal energy resources.

AECR provides important data on Australia’s position in the global energy supply chain as a reliable trade and investment partner with a diverse mix of energy resources and strong exports. It demonstrates that Australia’s traditional energy resources will have a central role in supporting the transition to net zero emissions and contributing to our future energy security. It also highlights the nation’s huge potential to become a renewable energy superpower, particularly through the production of hydrogen.

Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources 2024

AECR 2024 provides estimates of the nation’s energy commodity resources as at the end of 2022. Resource estimates are grouped according to commodity type, reserves and annual production.

For information on Australia’s mineral resources refer to Geoscience Australia’s annual publication Australia’s Identified Mineral Resources.