Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Austria
Austria: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 83.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Austria is 83.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Austria peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2003.
That places Austria 35th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.6% | 65.1% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 60.8% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 65.8% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 78.2% | 86.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 32 El Salvador 86.5% compare
- 33 Slovakia 85.2% compare
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 36 Mozambique 83.4% compare
- 37 Greenland 83.3% compare
- 38 Portugal 81.0% 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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Austria?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Austria was 83.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.