Share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria
Austria: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 83.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Austria, 1990–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 27 Brazil 86.6% compare
- 28 El Salvador 86.5% compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 31 Mozambique 83.4% compare
- 32 Greenland 83.3% compare
- 33 Portugal 81.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Austria
- 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)
- Gas production per person 624.5 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 43.7% (2023)
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
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.