Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Austria

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Austria in 2025 — 16.47%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.69 pp.

2025 16.47% +2.69 pp vs 2024
World rank 19of 91
Period maximum 39.21%2003
Period minimum 13.78%2024

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Austria, 2000–2025102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 27.16%2001: 30.73%2002: 30.89%2003: 39.21%2004: 35.94%2005: 36.49%2006: 34.64%2007: 31.29%2008: 30.84%2009: 28.75%2010: 33.66%2011: 34.23%2012: 25.22%2013: 21.76%2014: 18.44%2015: 22.97%2016: 21.26%2017: 23.9%2018: 22.59%2019: 22.7%2020: 19.71%2021: 20.88%2022: 21.81%2023: 15.25%2024: 13.78%2025: 16.47%
Change over the period: −10.69 pp Annual average: -0.43 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Austria

Austria 16.47%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.99%
Western Europe computed 22.88%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.47 +2.69 pp
2024 13.78 −1.47 pp
2023 15.25 −6.56 pp
2022 21.81 +0.93 pp
2021 20.88 +1.17 pp
2020 19.71 −2.99 pp
2019 22.7 +0.11 pp
2018 22.59 −1.31 pp
2017 23.9 +2.64 pp
2016 21.26 −1.71 pp
2015 22.97 +4.53 pp
2014 18.44 −3.32 pp
2013 21.76 −3.46 pp
2012 25.22 −9.01 pp
2011 34.23 +0.57 pp
2010 33.66 +4.91 pp
2009 28.75 −2.09 pp
2008 30.84 −0.45 pp
2007 31.29 −3.35 pp
2006 34.64 −1.85 pp
2005 36.49 +0.55 pp
2004 35.94 −3.27 pp
2003 39.21 +8.32 pp
2002 30.89 +0.16 pp
2001 30.73 +3.57 pp
2000 27.16

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.