Electricity generation from solar and wind in Austria
Austria: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 18.62 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Austria recorded 18.62 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 222.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Austria peaked at 18.62 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Austria 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Austria, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +150.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +57.1% |
| 2002 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +153.3% |
| 2004 | 0.95 terawatt-hours | +150.0% |
| 2005 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +42.1% |
| 2006 | 1.77 terawatt-hours | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 2.04 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.15 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.11 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8 terawatt-hours | +32.7% |
| 2013 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 4.64 terawatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 5.78 terawatt-hours | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 6.33 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 7.84 terawatt-hours | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 7.49 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.15 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 8.83 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.52 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 11.03 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 14.93 terawatt-hours | +35.4% |
| 2024 | 17.28 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 18.62 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 18.62 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 terawatt-hours, 8.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 18.62 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.66 terawatt-hours, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and 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 | +153.3% | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.38 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 terawatt-hours | 2.11 terawatt-hours | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 8.83 terawatt-hours | 18.62 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Austria?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Austria was 18.62 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.62 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.