Austria vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Austria
-7.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-3.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
72nd
Iceland rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -3.99 terawatt-hours against -7.19 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 3.2 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and Iceland ranks 70th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1588 terawatt-hours | 0.0596 terawatt-hours | 0.0991 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.2396 terawatt-hours | 0.8983 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 0.3513 terawatt-hours | 0.682 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.7162 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.3513 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | 4.04 terawatt-hours | 2.51 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8455 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 0.7583 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9846 terawatt-hours | -0.6749 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Austria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at -3.99 terawatt-hours against -7.19 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Austria and Iceland?
- 3.2 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Austria ranks 72nd and Iceland ranks 70th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.