Energy intensity level of primary energy in Austria
Austria: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Austria, 2000–2022
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
Austria recorded 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Austria peaked at 3.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2022.
That places Austria 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Austria, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 3.34 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.36 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.17 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.15 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.12 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.07 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.04 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.08 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.95 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.96 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.95 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.81 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.84 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.12 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Austria?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Austria was 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Austria ranks 161st out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.