Greece vs Ireland: Primary energy use by source
Greece
10.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland
12.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
29th
Ireland rank
27th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12.06 terawatt-hours against 10.56 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 1.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
Greece ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 27th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.0436 terawatt-hours | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 0.0039 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.1314 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.66 terawatt-hours | 6.07 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 10.73 terawatt-hours | 11.44 terawatt-hours | 0.7076 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 12.06 terawatt-hours against 10.56 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Greece and Ireland?
- 1.5 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Greece ranks 29th and Ireland ranks 27th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.