Renewable electricity share in Austria

Renewable sources supplied 90.8% of electricity consumption in Austria in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Share of renewable energy in electricity Unit: % of gross electricity consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Austria, 2025 90.8%p (Provisional) % of gross electricity consumption
Change from 2024 +0.7percentage points 2024: 90.1%
European Union, 2025 49.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 45.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 2nd of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable electricity share in Austria over time

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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of renewable energy in electricity (% of gross electricity consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2025 90.8%p (provisional) 49.9%p (provisional)
2024 90.1% 47.5%
2023 87.9% 45.4%
2022 73.6% 41.2%
2021 74.0% 37.8%
2020 78.2% 37.4%
2019 75.1% 34.1%
2018 74.2% 32.1%
2017 71.6% 31.1%
2016 72.5% 30.2%
2015 71.5% 29.7%
2014 71.1% 28.6%
2013 68.9% 26.8%
2012 67.4% 25.1%
2011 66.8% 23.3%
2010 66.4% 21.3%
2009 68.6% 20.7%
2008 65.9% 18.5%
2007 65.7% 17.6%
2006 63.5% 16.9%
2005 62.9% 16.4%
2004 61.6% 15.9%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 90.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 71.5%, the figure has changed by +19.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Austria has the 2nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_ren · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A nrg_bal=REN_ELC unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Austria
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat