Austria's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) was 36% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.4 percentage points from 31.6% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 36% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 34.6% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 31.6% | 2011 |
| Highest | 36% | 2021 |
| Lowest | 22.6% | 2003 |
| Average since 2012 | 34.8% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 25.2% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Austria's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) rose 0.2 percentage points on 2020 (from 35.8% to 36%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.35 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.8 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.1 percentage points in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Austria had the 42nd highest value of the 141 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 36% | 2021 |
| World | 19.74% | 2020 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 15.11% | 2020 |
| High income | 12.78% | 2020 |
Closest to Austria in the 2021 ranking
- Ghana — 39th of 141: 39%
- Estonia — 40th of 141: 38%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 41st of 141: 36.6%
- Senegal — 43rd of 141: 35.4%
- India — 44th of 141: 34.9%
- Tajikistan — 45th of 141: 34.9%
What this measures
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 32 values
| Year | Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2020 | 35.8 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2018 | 34.1 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 34.6 |
| 2015 | 34.8 |
| 2014 | 35.7 |
| 2013 | 34.6 |
| 2012 | 34.4 |
| 2011 |
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies
- Albania — 41.9% (2021)
- Andorra — 18.7% (2022)
- Armenia — 9.1% (2021)
- Azerbaijan — 1.3% (2021)
- Belarus — 8.2% (2021)
- Belgium — 11.7% (2021)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 36.6% (2021)
- Bulgaria — 20.4% (2021)
- Croatia
More environment data for Austria
- Population in largest city — 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 31.24% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 2.01 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 21.78% (2025)
- Rural population — 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 30.28% (2025)
- Urban population — 6.42 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 69.72% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 5,008 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Austria's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?
- 36% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 10.8 percentage points from 25.2% in 1990. The highest value was 36% in 2021 and the lowest 22.6% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank?
- 42nd highest of 141 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) unusual for Austria?
- In 2021, Austria's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) rose 0.2 percentage points on 2020 (from 35.8% to 36%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.35 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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