Austria vs Denmark: Global primary energy use by source
Austria
14.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark
22.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
27th
Denmark rank
24th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 22.57 terawatt-hours against 14.55 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 8.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.6 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Denmark ahead.
Austria ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 24th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 0.1273 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 2.31 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.11 terawatt-hours | 7.85 terawatt-hours | 0.2648 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 14.9 terawatt-hours | 0.6392 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 14.07 terawatt-hours | 21.4 terawatt-hours | 7.33 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 22.57 terawatt-hours against 14.55 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Austria and Denmark?
- 8.02 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Austria ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 24th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.