Renewable energy consumption in Austria
Austria: Renewable energy consumption was 34.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Austria, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Austria recorded 34.4% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Austria peaked at 35.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2003.
That places Austria 73rd out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 24.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 22.6% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.7% | 35.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Austria?
- Renewable energy consumption in Austria was 34.4% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Austria ranks 73rd out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption