Electricity demand in Austria
Austria: Electricity demand was 75.84 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.84 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
46th
of 214 countries
All-time high
75.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
48.81 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity demand in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand in Austria stood at 75.84 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Austria peaked at 75.84 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.81 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Austria ranks 46th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Austria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.81 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 50.93 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 50.44 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 50.58 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.13 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 52.58 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 54.4 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 54.82 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.66 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 57.82 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 58.27 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 61.2 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 61.33 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.58 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 64.93 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 66.99 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 68.55 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.85 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.24 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.99 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 70.26 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 70.4 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 71.45 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 71.82 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.82 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.84 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 72.03 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.64 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 73.62 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.82 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.23 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 74.21 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 73.17 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 70.91 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 71.69 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 75.84 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 75.84 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 75.84 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.64 terawatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.72 terawatt-hours | 48.81 terawatt-hours | 57.82 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.99 terawatt-hours | 58.27 terawatt-hours | 69.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.97 terawatt-hours | 70.26 terawatt-hours | 73.82 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.84 terawatt-hours | 70.91 terawatt-hours | 75.84 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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 demand in Austria?
- Electricity demand in Austria was 75.84 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.84 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.81 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for electricity demand?
- Austria ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.