Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Austria
Austria: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 24.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Austria, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 24.7% for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Austria peaked at 26.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1972.
Austria ranks 17th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.4% | 26.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 9.21 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 6.42 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.75 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.18 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Austria?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Austria was 24.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1972.
- How does Austria rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Austria ranks 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.