Austria vs Denmark: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal
Austria
18.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
23.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
Denmark rank
27th
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 23.66 terawatt-hours against 18.62 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 5.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 30th and Denmark ranks 27th of 212 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.21 terawatt-hours | 12.9 terawatt-hours | 7.7 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 21.2 terawatt-hours | 7.83 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 23.66 terawatt-hours against 18.62 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal between Austria and Denmark?
- 5.04 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Austria ranks 30th and Denmark ranks 27th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.