Austria vs Germany: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Austria
-8.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
-5.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
74th
Germany rank
71st
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports -5.58 terawatt-hours against -8.91 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 3.33 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 74th and Germany ranks 71st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1588 terawatt-hours | -0.6247 terawatt-hours | 0.7834 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.467 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.6986 terawatt-hours | -0.014 terawatt-hours | 0.7126 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.5617 terawatt-hours | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | 0.3174 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.0197 terawatt-hours | -0.1655 terawatt-hours | 0.1852 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | -0.007 terawatt-hours | 0.1104 terawatt-hours | 0.1175 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | -0.6708 terawatt-hours | -0.5397 terawatt-hours | 0.1311 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at -5.58 terawatt-hours against -8.91 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Austria and Germany?
- 3.33 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Austria ranks 74th and Germany ranks 71st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.