Fossil electricity share in Austria
Oil, gas and coal produced 16.5% of electricity in Austria in 2025.
Austria, 2025
16.5%
Change from 2024
+4.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Austria over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.5% | – |
| 2024 | 12.4% | – |
| 2023 | 13.6% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.1 percentage points from 12.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.8%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
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Net energy imports
56.2%
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Renewable energy share
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Energy import dependency
53.3%
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Electricity price for households
€0.3260 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.1240 per kWh
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