Electricity demand per person in Austria
Austria: Electricity demand per person was 8,322 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,322 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
30th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8,474 kilowatt-hours
in 2012
All-time low
6,356 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity demand per person in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded 8,322 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Austria peaked at 8,474 kilowatt-hours in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,356 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Austria 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Austria, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,356 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 6,566 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 6,431 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 6,396 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6,441 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6,614 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6,833 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 6,878 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 6,976 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,233 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7,272 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,610 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7,589 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7,828 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 7,944 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8,141 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8,289 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8,298 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,319 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,027 kilowatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 8,399 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 8,388 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,474 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8,468 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8,285 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8,311 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8,243 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,369 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8,326 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8,312 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,984 kilowatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 8,276 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 8,072 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7,766 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 7,860 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 8,322 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 8,322 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 8,322 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,590 kilowatt-hours, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,673 kilowatt-hours | 6,356 kilowatt-hours | 7,233 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,932 kilowatt-hours | 7,272 kilowatt-hours | 8,319 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,358 kilowatt-hours | 8,243 kilowatt-hours | 8,474 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,047 kilowatt-hours | 7,766 kilowatt-hours | 8,322 kilowatt-hours | 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)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Austria?
- Electricity demand per person in Austria was 8,322 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,474 kilowatt-hours in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,356 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for electricity demand per person?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.