Austria vs Denmark: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita

Austria
8.25 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark
8.11 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
16th
Denmark rank
17th

Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
0246810196519952025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.14 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 17th of 76 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 2.34 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0049 kilowatt-hours per person 2.33 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
1970s 2.91 kilowatt-hours per person 0.005 kilowatt-hours per person 2.9 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
1980s 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person 4.33 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
1990s 5.07 kilowatt-hours per person 0.701 kilowatt-hours per person 4.37 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
2000s 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person 2.54 kilowatt-hours per person 3.43 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
2010s 7.43 kilowatt-hours per person 5.27 kilowatt-hours per person 2.16 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
2020s 7.97 kilowatt-hours per person 7.66 kilowatt-hours per person 0.3152 kilowatt-hours per person Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Denmark?
Austria, at 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person against 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Denmark?
0.14 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
Austria ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 17th of 76 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,503 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.