Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria
Austria: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 6.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria is 6.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria peaked at 7.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1994.
Austria ranks 27th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +45.9% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +6.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 6.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 5.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 6.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Austria was 6.4% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1994.
- How does Austria rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Austria ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.