Renewable energy share in Austria

Renewable sources provided 36.0% of final energy consumption in Austria in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Austria, 2021 36.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +0.2percentage points 2020: 35.8%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Austria (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 67th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Austria over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2021 36.0% –
2020 35.8% 21.1%
2019 34.0% 19.3%
2018 34.1% 18.7%
2017 34.0% 17.7%
2016 34.6% 17.5%
2015 34.8% 17.6%
2014 35.7% 17.4%
2013 34.6% 16.8%
2012 34.4% 16.1%
2011 31.6% 14.6%
2010 31.1% 14.5%
2009 31.3% 13.6%
2008 29.7% 12.5%
2007 29.0% 11.8%
2006 26.6% 10.7%
2005 24.4% 10.0%
2004 23.2% 9.5%
2003 22.6% 9.2%
2002 24.7% 8.9%
2001 25.5% 9.0%
2000 26.4% 9.0%
1999 26.5% 8.6%
1998 24.5% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 35.8% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 31.6%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Austria has the 67th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Austria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7