Austria vs China: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Austria
0.9%
in 2025
China
0.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
32nd
China rank
34th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Austria
- China
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
Austria ranks 32nd and China ranks 34th of 76 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% | China |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 10.3% | 6.8% | China |
| 1980s | -0.6% | 5.0% | 5.6% | China |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | China |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 9.0% | 8.7% | China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | China |
| 2020s | -2.9% | 2.8% | 5.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Austria or China?
- Austria, at 0.9% against 0.8% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Austria and China?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and China rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Austria ranks 32nd and China ranks 34th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.