Austria vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy use
Austria
-5.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
-5.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
195th
Germany rank
196th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports -5.14 terawatt-hours against -5.55 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 0.41 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 195th and Germany ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8 terawatt-hours | 114.08 terawatt-hours | 106.28 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 7.8 terawatt-hours | 96.28 terawatt-hours | 88.48 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | -0.5094 terawatt-hours | -10.14 terawatt-hours | 9.63 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.07 terawatt-hours | -31.08 terawatt-hours | 36.15 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.94 terawatt-hours | -32.4 terawatt-hours | 34.34 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.33 terawatt-hours | -14.15 terawatt-hours | 15.48 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | -6.78 terawatt-hours | -114.85 terawatt-hours | 108.06 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at -5.14 terawatt-hours against -5.55 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Austria and Germany?
- 0.41 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Austria ranks 195th and Germany ranks 196th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.