Share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria

Austria: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 83.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
83.6%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 213 countries
All-time high
86.2%
in 2024
All-time low
60.8%
in 2003
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria, 1990–2025

0204060801990200720251990: 66.2 %1991: 65.1 %1992: 72.5 %1993: 74.2 %1994: 71 %1995: 70.7 %1996: 67 %1997: 68 %1998: 69.9 %1999: 70.9 %2000: 72.8 %2001: 69.3 %2002: 69.1 %2003: 60.8 %2004: 64.1 %2005: 63.5 %2006: 65.4 %2007: 68.7 %2008: 69.2 %2009: 71.3 %2010: 66.3 %2011: 65.8 %2012: 74.8 %2013: 78.2 %2014: 81.6 %2015: 77 %2016: 78.7 %2017: 76.1 %2018: 77.4 %2019: 77.3 %2020: 80.3 %2021: 79.1 %2022: 78.2 %2023: 84.8 %2024: 86.2 %2025: 83.6 %

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Austria recorded 83.6% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2003.

Austria ranks 30th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.6% 65.1% 74.2% 10
2000s 67.4% 60.8% 72.8% 10
2010s 75.3% 65.8% 81.6% 10
2020s 82.0% 78.2% 86.2% 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 27 Brazil 86.6% compare
  2. 28 El Salvador 86.5% compare
  3. 29 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
  4. 31 Mozambique 83.4% compare
  5. 32 Greenland 83.3% compare
  6. 33 Portugal 81.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria?
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria was 83.6% 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 renewables recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2003.
How does Austria rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
Austria ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from renewables
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,483 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.