Austria vs Sweden: Fossil fuel consumption

Austria
129.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
144.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
52nd
Sweden rank
50th

Fossil fuel consumption over time

  • Austria
  • Sweden
100200300400196519952025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 144.34 terawatt-hours against 129.08 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 15.26 terawatt-hours.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Austria ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 79 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 79.87 terawatt-hours 270.87 terawatt-hours 191.01 terawatt-hours Sweden
1970s 130.55 terawatt-hours 339.43 terawatt-hours 208.88 terawatt-hours Sweden
1980s 125.26 terawatt-hours 282.53 terawatt-hours 157.27 terawatt-hours Sweden
1990s 140.35 terawatt-hours 201.47 terawatt-hours 61.12 terawatt-hours Sweden
2000s 160.86 terawatt-hours 202.39 terawatt-hours 41.53 terawatt-hours Sweden
2010s 146.61 terawatt-hours 162.19 terawatt-hours 15.58 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 133.88 terawatt-hours 140.29 terawatt-hours 6.41 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 144.34 terawatt-hours against 129.08 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Austria and Sweden?
15.26 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
Austria ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,680 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.