Electricity generation from renewables in Austria
Austria: Electricity generation from renewables was 61.21 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.21 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
25th
of 214 countries
All-time high
67.66 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
32.64 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from renewables in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded 61.21 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Austria peaked at 67.66 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.64 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Austria ranks 25th 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 generation from renewables in Austria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.64 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 32.65 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36.16 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 38.05 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 36.9 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 38.91 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 35.79 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 37.82 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 39.03 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 42.35 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 43.44 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 42.24 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 41.9 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35.24 terawatt-hours | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 39.62 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 40.88 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.66 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 43.17 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 44.53 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 47.18 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 44.99 terawatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 40.91 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 51.33 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 50.5 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.2 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.59 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 51.08 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 51.05 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.06 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 54.64 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 55.42 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 52.75 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 50.41 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 60.16 terawatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 67.66 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 61.21 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 61.21 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.9 terawatt-hours, 8.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 61.21 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.21 terawatt-hours, 4.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.03 terawatt-hours | 32.64 terawatt-hours | 42.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 35.24 terawatt-hours | 47.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.23 terawatt-hours | 40.91 terawatt-hours | 54.64 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.94 terawatt-hours | 50.41 terawatt-hours | 67.66 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 from renewables in Austria?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Austria was 61.21 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 from renewables recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.66 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.64 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Austria ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.