Renewable energy consumption in Austria
Austria: Renewable energy consumption was 36.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Austria, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Austria recorded 36.0% for renewable energy consumption in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Austria peaked at 36.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2003.
That places Austria 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.2% | — |
| 1991 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 26.2% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 24.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 31.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.8% | 36.0% | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Austria?
- Renewable energy consumption in Austria was 36.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Austria ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.