Energy taxes by paying sector in Austria
Austria: Energy taxes by paying sector was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Energy taxes by paying sector in Austria, 1995–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 2.7% for energy taxes by paying sector in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy taxes by paying sector in Austria peaked at 8.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
Austria ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Energy taxes by paying sector in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.1% | — |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -58.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy taxes by paying sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -58.2% | 5.5% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 5 |
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 energy taxes by paying sector in Austria?
- Energy taxes by paying sector in Austria was 2.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest energy taxes by paying sector recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest energy taxes by paying sector recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Austria rank for energy taxes by paying sector?
- Austria ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy taxes by paying sector rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Energy taxes by paying sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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