Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Austria
Austria: Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant was 14,701 Gigawatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Austria, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Gigawatt-hour.
Analysis
Austria recorded 14,701 Gigawatt-hour for production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Austria peaked at 14,701 Gigawatt-hour in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,005 Gigawatt-hour, in 1990.
Austria ranks 14th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Austria, year by year
| Year | Gigawatt-hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,005 Gigawatt-hour | — |
| 1991 | 6,149 Gigawatt-hour | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 6,371 Gigawatt-hour | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6,361 Gigawatt-hour | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 7,632 Gigawatt-hour | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 7,918 Gigawatt-hour | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 8,029 Gigawatt-hour | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8,297 Gigawatt-hour | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 8,339 Gigawatt-hour | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 8,119 Gigawatt-hour | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 7,842 Gigawatt-hour | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 7,821 Gigawatt-hour | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7,795 Gigawatt-hour | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6,877 Gigawatt-hour | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 7,837 Gigawatt-hour | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 7,921 Gigawatt-hour | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8,022 Gigawatt-hour | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8,483 Gigawatt-hour | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8,570 Gigawatt-hour | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8,193 Gigawatt-hour | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9,098 Gigawatt-hour | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 9,076 Gigawatt-hour | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,210 Gigawatt-hour | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 7,750 Gigawatt-hour | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 7,321 Gigawatt-hour | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 7,439 Gigawatt-hour | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,493 Gigawatt-hour | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7,839 Gigawatt-hour | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 7,611 Gigawatt-hour | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 7,630 Gigawatt-hour | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7,291 Gigawatt-hour | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 10,193 Gigawatt-hour | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 10,614 Gigawatt-hour | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 13,532 Gigawatt-hour | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 14,701 Gigawatt-hour | +8.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 14,701 Gigawatt-hour is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,386 Gigawatt-hour, 6.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Austria's 14,701 Gigawatt-hour is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,403 Gigawatt-hour, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +39.8% | 7,291 Gigawatt-hour | 10,193 Gigawatt-hour |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,222 Gigawatt-hour | 5,005 Gigawatt-hour | 8,339 Gigawatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,936 Gigawatt-hour | 6,877 Gigawatt-hour | 8,570 Gigawatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,947 Gigawatt-hour | 7,321 Gigawatt-hour | 9,098 Gigawatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,266 Gigawatt-hour | 7,291 Gigawatt-hour | 14,701 Gigawatt-hour | 5 |
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 production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Austria?
- Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant in Austria was 14,701 Gigawatt-hour in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 14,701 Gigawatt-hour in 2024.
- What is the lowest production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,005 Gigawatt-hour in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. 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 Production of electricity and heat by autoproducers and type of plant. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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