Electricity demand per person in Austria
Austria: Electricity demand per person was 8,322 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More energy & mining data for Austria
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.3% (2024)
- Gas production 5.7 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 5.7 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 43.7% (2023)
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.