Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria
Austria: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 13.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria peaked at 37.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2023.
That places Austria 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.0% | — |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 26.8% | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 25.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 26.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.6% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 13.7% | 19.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 177 Mozambique 16.3% compare
- 178 Slovakia 14.6% compare
- 179 Kyrgyzstan 14.1% compare
- 181 Lithuania 13.3% compare
- 182 New Zealand 12.3% compare
- 183 Guinea 11.9% compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Austria was 13.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Austria ranks 180th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.