Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria
Austria: Main indicators - share of renewable energy was 44.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria is 44.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria peaked at 44.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2004.
Austria ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.6% | — |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 44.2% | +2.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 44.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.7%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 44.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.6% | 31.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 31.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 34.1% | 44.2% | 6 |
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 main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria?
- Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Austria was 44.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest main indicators - share of renewable energy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest main indicators - share of renewable energy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for main indicators - share of renewable energy?
- Austria ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is main indicators - share of renewable energy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Main indicators - share of renewable energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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