Share of electricity generation from oil in Austria
Austria: Share of electricity generation from oil was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from oil in Austria stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Austria peaked at 6.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
That places Austria 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +7.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 4.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 107 Sierra Leone 4.8% compare
- 108 Iran 4.6% compare
- 109 Luxembourg 4.5% compare
- 111 Malawi 4.4% compare
- 112 United Kingdom 4.4% compare
- 113 Venezuela 4.4% compare
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 oil in Austria?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Austria was 4.5% 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 oil recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Austria ranks 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.