Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Austria

Austria: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 1,318 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,318 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
95th
of 209 countries
All-time high
2,854 kilowatt-hours
in 2005
All-time low
1,185 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Austria, 1990–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720251990: 2.2k kilowatt-hours1991: 2.3k kilowatt-hours1992: 1.8k kilowatt-hours1993: 1.7k kilowatt-hours1994: 1.9k kilowatt-hours1995: 2.0k kilowatt-hours1996: 2.2k kilowatt-hours1997: 2.2k kilowatt-hours1998: 2.1k kilowatt-hours1999: 2.2k kilowatt-hours2000: 2.0k kilowatt-hours2001: 2.3k kilowatt-hours2002: 2.3k kilowatt-hours2003: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2004: 2.7k kilowatt-hours2005: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2006: 2.6k kilowatt-hours2007: 2.4k kilowatt-hours2008: 2.4k kilowatt-hours2009: 2.3k kilowatt-hours2010: 2.7k kilowatt-hours2011: 2.5k kilowatt-hours2012: 2.1k kilowatt-hours2013: 1.7k kilowatt-hours2014: 1.3k kilowatt-hours2015: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2016: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2017: 1.8k kilowatt-hours2018: 1.7k kilowatt-hours2019: 1.8k kilowatt-hours2020: 1.5k kilowatt-hours2021: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2022: 1.6k kilowatt-hours2023: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2024: 1.2k kilowatt-hours2025: 1.3k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Austria is 1,318 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Austria peaked at 2,854 kilowatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,185 kilowatt-hours, in 2023.

Austria ranks 95th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,050 kilowatt-hours 1,677 kilowatt-hours 2,257 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 2,468 kilowatt-hours 2,022 kilowatt-hours 2,854 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 1,881 kilowatt-hours 1,328 kilowatt-hours 2,729 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 1,386 kilowatt-hours 1,185 kilowatt-hours 1,552 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 92 Slovenia 1,478 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 93 Cook Islands 1,455 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 94 Botswana 1,357 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 96 Suriname 1,292 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,292 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 98 Armenia 1,121 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Austria?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Austria was 1,318 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2,854 kilowatt-hours in 2005.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,185 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
How does Austria rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Austria ranks 95th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
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