Annual change in primary energy from renewables in Austria
Austria: Annual change in primary energy from renewables was -7.19 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from renewables in Austria, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded -7.19 terawatt-hours for annual change in primary energy from renewables in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 194.9% on the previous year and down 226.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from renewables in Austria peaked at 10.87 terawatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, -7.19 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Austria ranks 73rd of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1588 terawatt-hours | -1.47 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -4.47 terawatt-hours | 4.57 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -3.76 terawatt-hours | 6.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7162 terawatt-hours | -3.66 terawatt-hours | 3.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | -6.26 terawatt-hours | 5.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8455 terawatt-hours | -4.04 terawatt-hours | 10.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9846 terawatt-hours | -7.19 terawatt-hours | 10.16 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More energy & mining data for Austria
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.3% (2024)
- Gas production 5.7 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5.7 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 43.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from renewables in Austria?
- Annual change in primary energy from renewables in Austria was -7.19 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from renewables recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.87 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from renewables recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.19 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 226.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.