Germany vs Greece: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Germany
8.1%
in 2025
Greece
7.4%
in 2025
Germany rank
8th
Greece rank
11th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 8.1% against 7.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Greece ranks 11th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 8.1% against 7.4% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Germany and Greece?
- 0.7%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Germany ranks 8th and Greece ranks 11th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.