Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria
Austria: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel was 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
624.5 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
62nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
3,547 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1978
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria is 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria peaked at 3,547 kilowatt-hours per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
That places Austria 62nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 74.61 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 85.67 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.8% |
| 1948 | 388.26 kilowatt-hours per person | +353.2% |
| 1949 | 86.73 kilowatt-hours per person | -77.7% |
| 1950 | 752.9 kilowatt-hours per person | +768.1% |
| 1951 | 774.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 718.61 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
| 1953 | 889.62 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.8% |
| 1954 | 1,001 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1955 | 1,225 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.4% |
| 1956 | 1,191 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 1,211 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1,304 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1959 | 1,787 kilowatt-hours per person | +37.0% |
| 1960 | 2,316 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.6% |
| 1961 | 2,440 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 2,548 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 2,631 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 2,714 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2,635 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2,844 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 2,707 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 2,443 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 2,215 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 2,823 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 2,802 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2,892 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,325 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 3,226 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 3,459 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 3,149 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 3,514 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 3,547 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3,403 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 2,900 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 2,143 kilowatt-hours per person | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 1,973 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 1,798 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 1,882 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 1,716 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 1,629 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 1,712 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1,826 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1,941 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1,729 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 1,788 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,919 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1,978 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1,779 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 1,943 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 1,953 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,867 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2,048 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 2,264 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 2,343 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,240 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 2,420 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2,678 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 2,520 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2,204 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 2,534 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 2,474 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2,044 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2,075 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,158 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2,119 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,267 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1,814 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,551 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,441 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1,531 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 1,105 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 905.65 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 810.12 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 742.05 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 655.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person, 23.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +768.1% | 86.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 752.9 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1948 | +353.2% | 85.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 388.26 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1949 | -77.7% | 388.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 86.73 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 63.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 388.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1,085 kilowatt-hours per person | 718.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,787 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,549 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,215 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,844 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,214 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,547 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,952 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,900 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,729 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,353 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,678 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,686 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,105 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,267 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 747.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 905.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 59 Cuba 907.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 60 Poland 897.51 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 61 Cote d'Ivoire 878.71 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 63 Chile 600.66 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 64 Vietnam 569.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 65 Italy 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person 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 fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria?
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Austria was 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,547 kilowatt-hours per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Austria rank for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Austria ranks 62nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.