Share of electricity generation from wind in Austria
Austria: Share of electricity generation from wind was 11.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 11.3% for share of electricity generation from wind in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Austria peaked at 11.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Austria ranks 32nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +149.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +40.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +40.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +176.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +135.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +37.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +36.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 7.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +176.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 29 Costa Rica 12.1% compare
- 30 Romania 12.0% compare
- 31 Montenegro 11.4% compare
- 33 Turkey 11.1% compare
- 34 China 10.7% compare
- 35 United States 10.3% 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 wind in Austria?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Austria was 11.3% 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 wind recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 wind. 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.