Australia vs Austria: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
6.4%
in 2025
Austria
6.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
Austria rank
15th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.4% against 6.2% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and Austria ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Austria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or Austria?
- Australia, at 6.4% against 6.2% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and Austria?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 14th and Austria ranks 15th of 110 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 Share of primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.