Electricity generation from coal in Austria
Austria: Electricity generation from coal was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from coal in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Austria peaked at 8.44 terawatt-hours in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2021.
That places Austria 85th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from coal in Austria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.19 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 6.84 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 4.11 terawatt-hours | -39.9% |
| 1993 | 2.98 terawatt-hours | -27.5% |
| 1994 | 3.1 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.32 terawatt-hours | +39.4% |
| 1996 | 5.28 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 5.83 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 4.13 terawatt-hours | -29.2% |
| 1999 | 4.42 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 5.72 terawatt-hours | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 6.89 terawatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 6.61 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.44 terawatt-hours | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 7.91 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 7.17 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 7.37 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.6 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.53 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 3.76 terawatt-hours | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 4.92 terawatt-hours | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 5.43 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.39 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.94 terawatt-hours | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 2.95 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | -62.7% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 6.84 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6 terawatt-hours | 3.76 terawatt-hours | 8.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 5.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 82 Belarus 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 82 Eswatini 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 84 Peru 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Albania 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Algeria 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Armenia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Azerbaijan 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Benin 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Congo 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cote d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Ecuador 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Egypt 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Ethiopia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Georgia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Ghana 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Jordan 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Lithuania 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Macao 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Malawi 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Malta 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Mauritania 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Moldova 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Mozambique 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Nigeria 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Norway 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Syria 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Tanzania 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Venezuela 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 85 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours
More energy & mining data for Austria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal in Austria?
- Electricity generation from coal in Austria was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 terawatt-hours in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Austria ranks 85th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.