Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Austria
Austria: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was -9.53 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Austria, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Austria recorded -9.53 % change on previous year for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 176.5% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Austria peaked at 25.47 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -15.89 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Austria 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0306 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 10.75 % change on previous year | +34989.3% |
| 1993 | 5.23 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 1994 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1995 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -280.2% |
| 1996 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -247.2% |
| 1997 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
| 1998 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1999 | 8.51 % change on previous year | +165.9% |
| 2000 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 2001 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 2002 | -0.8049 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 2003 | -15.89 % change on previous year | +1874.7% |
| 2004 | 12.43 % change on previous year | -178.2% |
| 2005 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 2006 | -0.5382 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 2007 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -1247.1% |
| 2008 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2009 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +88.9% |
| 2010 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -178.0% |
| 2011 | -9.07 % change on previous year | +95.4% |
| 2012 | 25.47 % change on previous year | -380.9% |
| 2013 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 2014 | -0.5941 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2015 | -5.2 % change on previous year | +775.2% |
| 2016 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0587 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 2018 | -1.94 % change on previous year | +3201.9% |
| 2019 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -571.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2021 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -437.5% |
| 2022 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 19.34 % change on previous year | -536.0% |
| 2024 | 12.47 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2025 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -176.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's -9.53 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.41 % change on previous year. (68 countries reporting)
- Austria's -9.53 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6884 % change on previous year. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +34989.3% | 0.0306 % change on previous year | 10.75 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -3201.9% | -0.0587 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1874.7% | -0.8049 % change on previous year | -15.89 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +1247.1% | -0.5382 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.09 % change on previous year | -8.02 % change on previous year | 10.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.35 % change on previous year | -15.89 % change on previous year | 12.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 % change on previous year | -9.07 % change on previous year | 25.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 % change on previous year | -9.53 % change on previous year | 19.34 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 178 Eswatini -7.81 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Slovenia -7.87 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Congo -9.52 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Belgium -9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Liberia -11.43 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Montenegro -11.43 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Austria?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Austria was -9.53 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.47 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.89 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Austria ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.