Austria vs Ireland: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Austria
25.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland
25.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
Ireland rank
33rd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 0.44 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Ireland ranks 33rd of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 30.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 29.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6363 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 32.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 36.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 35.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 43.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 31.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 26.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9997 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 25.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Ireland?
- 0.44 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 34th and Ireland ranks 33rd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.