Austria vs Germany: Electricity generation from gas per person

Austria
959.01 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
983.29 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
47th
Germany rank
46th

Electricity generation from gas per person over time

  • Austria
  • Germany
5001.0k1.5k198520052025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 983.29 kilowatt-hours against 959.01 kilowatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 24.28 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 47th and Germany ranks 46th of 204 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 1,040 kilowatt-hours 504.58 kilowatt-hours 535.43 kilowatt-hours Austria
2000s 1,282 kilowatt-hours 832.04 kilowatt-hours 450.17 kilowatt-hours Austria
2010s 1,125 kilowatt-hours 948.16 kilowatt-hours 176.85 kilowatt-hours Austria
2020s 1,017 kilowatt-hours 995.41 kilowatt-hours 21.88 kilowatt-hours Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from gas per person, Austria or Germany?
Germany, at 983.29 kilowatt-hours against 959.01 kilowatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from gas per person between Austria and Germany?
24.28 kilowatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for electricity generation from gas per person?
Austria ranks 47th and Germany ranks 46th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from gas per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,974 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.