Austria vs United States: Primary energy from renewables per person
Austria
8,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
5,422 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
United States rank
10th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Austria
- United States
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,422 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 2,830 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 995.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,647 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,261 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 4,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,900 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,480 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,392 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,677 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 5,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,449 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,521 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 7,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,812 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,621 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,929 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,045 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Austria or United States?
- Austria, at 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person against 5,422 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Austria and United States?
- 2,830 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and United States rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Austria ranks 7th and United States ranks 10th of 79 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 Primary energy from renewables per person. 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.