Austria Key Figures
- Population:
- 8.97 million
- GDP growth rate:
- -7.4 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 38.0%
Data of the last year available: 2020
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 82.7 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 6.59 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 4.78%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Austria's energy consumption per capita is 3.5 toe, which is 24% higher than the EU average (2020). The country's electricity consumption stands at 7 100 kWh, i.e., 34% above the EU average.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Total energy consumption declined by 6% in 2020, after a period of stability since 2010 (at normal climate); most of the variations are explained by fluctuations in weather conditions.
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Crude Oil Production
Oil production is low and has been stable since 2017 at around 0.6 Mt. It covers less than 10% of the country's needs. In 2020, Austria imported 7.7 Mt of crude oil, mainly from Kazakhstan (37%), Iraq (15%), Russia (10%), and Algeria (10%), mainly by pipeline from Trieste to the Schwechat refinery.
The country produced 8.4 Mt of oil products in 2020 (-12% compared to 2020) and imported 5.8 Mt of oil products in 2020, 53% of which from Germany.
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Oil Products Consumption
Oil consumption declined by 9.6% in 2020 to 10.6 Mt, after a 1.3%/year increase between 2014 and 2019. It decreased by an average of 2%/year between 2005 and 2014.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Transport absorbed 64% of the oil products, up from 58% in 2010, while the share of buildings (residential and services sector) contracted from 15% in 2010 to 12% in 2020. The share of non-energy uses is stable at around 15%.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2020, %)
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Natural Gas Consumption
After a 4.5%/year decrease over 2010-2014, gas consumption rebounded by 5.2%/year between 2015 and 2017. Since then, it has stabilised at around 9 bcm.
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
Industry consumed 41% of the natural gas in 2020 (36% in 2010), power plants 26% (29% in 2010), and the residential tertiary sector 25% (stable).
Graph: GAS CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2020, %)
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Coal Consumption
Coal consumption fell by 48% between 2003 and 2020 to 3.7 Mt.
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
In 2020, power plants consumed 21% of the country's coal (42% in 2010), while industry accounted for 63% (39% in 2010).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2020, %)
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Power Consumption
Electricity consumption decreased by 3.7% in 2020 to 34 TWh, after a 1.1%/year increase between 2009 and 2019.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Industry accounts for around 43% of electricity consumption, with paper, machinery, chemical, and steel as main consumers. The shares of the residential and services sectors amount to 28% and 18%, respectively, and have been quite stable since 2000.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2020, %)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
The national target to increase the share of renewables in final consumption to 34% by 2020 has been overreached as the share was 36.55% in 2020, up from 24.4% in 2005.
According to the #mission2030 strategy, the objective is to cover 100% of total national electricity consumption from renewables in 2030 (up from 75% in 2019).
Interactive Chart Austria Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
Austria's GHG emissions (without LULUCF) reached 79.8 MtCO2eq in 2019 according to the latest national inventory (around 1.8% above their 1990 level and 14.4% below their 2005 level).
In 2018, the government revised its energy and climate strategy with the aim of achieving the EU CO2 emission goals by 2030, equivalent to a 36% reduction in CO2 emissions from 2005 levels.
The government announced in 2020 its objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2040. In order to reach this target, the country has put a price on CO2 emissions.