Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria
Austria: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 136.5% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria peaked at 14.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -9.5%, in 2024.
Austria ranks 56th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -260.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -27.9% |
| 1993 | -1.4% | -232.4% |
| 1994 | -1.6% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | -4.7% | +192.9% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -137.2% |
| 1997 | -1.4% | -180.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -79.5% |
| 1999 | -3.3% | +1043.1% |
| 2000 | -2.4% | -28.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -115.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +217.5% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +673.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -46.2% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +136.5% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -83.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +198.3% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +235.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -66.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +158.3% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -65.1% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +229.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -100.8% |
| 2024 | -9.5% | +9480.3% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -136.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 21.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -9480.3% | -0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | -1043.1% | -0.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9% | -4.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -2.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 3.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | -9.5% | 11.9% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Austria was 3.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Austria ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.