Electricity generation in Austria
Austria: Electricity generation was 73.22 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73.22 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
47th
of 214 countries
All-time high
78.47 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
43.74 terawatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation in Austria, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded 73.22 terawatt-hours for electricity generation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Austria peaked at 78.47 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.74 terawatt-hours, in 1985.
That places Austria 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Austria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 43.74 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 43.98 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.69 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 48.15 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 49.16 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 49.27 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 50.16 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 49.89 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 51.31 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 51.95 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 55.05 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 53.45 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 55.59 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 55.82 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.72 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 59.64 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 60.98 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 60.63 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 57.97 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 61.85 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 64.37 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 62.21 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 62.83 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 64.38 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 66.21 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 67.82 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.2 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 68.65 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 64.55 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 61.55 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 61.78 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.87 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 67.09 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 64.67 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 70.69 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 69.03 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 66.67 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 64.47 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 70.98 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 78.47 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 73.22 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 73.22 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.95 terawatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 73.22 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.62 terawatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.94 terawatt-hours | 43.74 terawatt-hours | 49.69 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.22 terawatt-hours | 49.27 terawatt-hours | 59.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.11 terawatt-hours | 57.97 terawatt-hours | 66.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.39 terawatt-hours | 61.55 terawatt-hours | 70.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.47 terawatt-hours | 64.47 terawatt-hours | 78.47 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 generation in Austria?
- Electricity generation in Austria was 73.22 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 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.47 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.74 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Austria rank for electricity generation?
- Austria ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.