Austria vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Austria
-1.7%
in 2025
USSR
-1.6%
in 1991
Austria rank
182nd
USSR rank
181st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Austria
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports -1.6% against -1.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Austria ranks 182nd and USSR ranks 181st of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.2% | USSR |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.6% | 1.0% | USSR |
| 1980s | -0.2% | 3.6% | 3.8% | USSR |
| 1990s | 4.8% | -1.4% | 6.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Austria or USSR?
- USSR, at -1.6% against -1.7% in Austria as of 1991.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Austria and USSR?
- 0.1%, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and USSR?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1991.
- How do Austria and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Austria ranks 182nd and USSR ranks 181st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.