Austria vs United Kingdom: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs.
Austria
-7.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
-3.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
72nd
United Kingdom rank
69th
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. over time
- Austria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports -3.98 terawatt-hours against -7.19 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 3.21 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and United Kingdom ranks 69th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1588 terawatt-hours | 10.26 terawatt-hours | 10.1 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 2.89 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.03 terawatt-hours | 10.18 terawatt-hours | 9.14 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.7162 terawatt-hours | 8.27 terawatt-hours | 7.55 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.52 terawatt-hours | -4.79 terawatt-hours | 6.31 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.8455 terawatt-hours | 12.95 terawatt-hours | 12.1 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.9846 terawatt-hours | -2.88 terawatt-hours | 3.86 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Austria or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at -3.98 terawatt-hours against -7.19 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Austria and United Kingdom?
- 3.21 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Austria ranks 72nd and United Kingdom ranks 69th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. 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.