Australia vs Austria: Share of primary energy from wind
Australia
2.6%
in 2025
Austria
2.8%
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
Austria rank
18th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Austria ranks 18th of 80 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
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 | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Australia or Austria?
- Austria, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Australia and Austria?
- 0.2%, with Austria 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 wind?
- Australia ranks 19th and Austria ranks 18th of 80 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 wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.