Statistics Brochure 2025 (E-Control)

Summary

• Inflation in Austria was 11% in 2024, versus 7.8% the year before and 8.5% in 2022, while GDP in 2024 was 1% below the prior year.p.7
• The gas consumer price index rose 29.1% in 2024, while electricity prices fell 1.3%.p.7
• Gas consumption in Austria fell 1.7% to 74,372 GWh, with households down 16.1%.p.8
• Electricity consumption rose 3.3% to 69,912 GWh in 2024.p.8
• Electricity production reached a new record of 81.9 TWh, with hydropower up 4.8 TWh to 49.4 TWh.p.9
• Photovoltaic generation rose 47.4% and wind power 15.2%.p.9

Key insights

1. Gas switching rates were 6.4% for households and 7.2% for non-households in 2024.p.10
2. Electricity switching rates reached record highs of 4.6% for households and 5.6% for non-households.p.11
3. Lower Austria had the highest electricity switching rate at 8%.p.11
4. Net imports of gas fell to 58.3 TWh, with 150.2 TWh imported and 92.0 TWh exported.p.9