Austria vs Spain: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy
Austria
24.7%
in 2025
Spain
25.6%
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Spain rank
16th
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 25.6% against 24.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 7.0% | 3.1% | Austria |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 12.1% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 17.2% | 3.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.9% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 20.8% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 25.1% | 1.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from low-carbon energy, Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 25.6% against 24.7% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from low-carbon energy between Austria and Spain?
- 0.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Austria ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.