Electricity production from coal sources in Austria
Austria: Electricity production from coal sources was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from coal sources in Austria stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Austria peaked at 15.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Austria ranks 71st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.9% | — |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -34.2% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -28.3% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.1% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 7.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 5 |
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Austria?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Austria was 2.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Austria ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.