Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Austria
Austria: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 4,162 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,162 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
10th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,222 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
2,212 kilowatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Austria, 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded 4,162 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Austria peaked at 5,222 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,212 kilowatt-hours, in 1965.
Austria ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Austria, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2,212 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 2,367 kilowatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 2,399 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 2,453 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2,247 kilowatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 2,851 kilowatt-hours | +26.9% |
| 1971 | 2,243 kilowatt-hours | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 2,292 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2,532 kilowatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 2,989 kilowatt-hours | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 3,140 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 2,719 kilowatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 3,293 kilowatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 3,299 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3,722 kilowatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 3,856 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4,076 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 4,080 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 4,048 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 3,551 kilowatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 4,068 kilowatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 4,083 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 4,672 kilowatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 4,654 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4,604 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 4,103 kilowatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 4,053 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4,444 kilowatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 4,642 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 4,499 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,663 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4,298 kilowatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 4,531 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 4,658 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5,091 kilowatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 5,222 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5,031 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 4,978 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,089 kilowatt-hours | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 4,497 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 4,508 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,312 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4,466 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 4,605 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4,901 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 4,586 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 4,079 kilowatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 5,201 kilowatt-hours | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 4,954 kilowatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 4,798 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4,299 kilowatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 4,574 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 4,352 kilowatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 4,257 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4,598 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 4,708 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4,321 kilowatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 3,820 kilowatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 4,454 kilowatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 5,012 kilowatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 4,162 kilowatt-hours | -17.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4,162 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.48 kilowatt-hours, 56.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4,162 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 653.13 kilowatt-hours, 6.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours | 2,212 kilowatt-hours | 2,453 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours | 2,243 kilowatt-hours | 3,722 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,169 kilowatt-hours | 3,551 kilowatt-hours | 4,672 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,498 kilowatt-hours | 4,053 kilowatt-hours | 5,091 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,661 kilowatt-hours | 4,089 kilowatt-hours | 5,222 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,570 kilowatt-hours | 4,079 kilowatt-hours | 5,201 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,413 kilowatt-hours | 3,820 kilowatt-hours | 5,012 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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- 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 hydropower per person in Austria?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Austria was 4,162 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 hydropower per person recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 5,222 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,212 kilowatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.