Austria vs Greece: Primary energy use

Austria
304.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece
285.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
54th
Greece rank
57th

Primary energy use over time

  • Austria
  • Greece
100200300400196519952025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 304.74 terawatt-hours against 285.23 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 19.51 terawatt-hours.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 54th and Greece ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 171.2 terawatt-hours 90.03 terawatt-hours 81.17 terawatt-hours Austria
1970s 239.37 terawatt-hours 179.44 terawatt-hours 59.92 terawatt-hours Austria
1980s 253.92 terawatt-hours 216.72 terawatt-hours 37.21 terawatt-hours Austria
1990s 293.75 terawatt-hours 308.89 terawatt-hours 15.13 terawatt-hours Greece
2000s 341.09 terawatt-hours 385.98 terawatt-hours 44.9 terawatt-hours Greece
2010s 333.28 terawatt-hours 309.91 terawatt-hours 23.37 terawatt-hours Austria
2020s 311.97 terawatt-hours 271.74 terawatt-hours 40.24 terawatt-hours Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, Austria or Greece?
Austria, at 304.74 terawatt-hours against 285.23 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use between Austria and Greece?
19.51 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for primary energy use?
Austria ranks 54th and Greece ranks 57th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,722 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.