Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 1965–2025
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. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Austria is 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 9.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.21 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Austria ranks 16th of 76 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 | 2.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 13 Switzerland 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 14 Belgium 9.88 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 15 Bulgaria 9.66 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 17 Denmark 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 18 Spain 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 19 Hungary 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 8.25 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 16th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.