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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.