Cyprus vs Greece: Share of primary energy from solar
Cyprus
4.1%
in 2025
Greece
3.7%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
7th
Greece rank
10th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Cyprus
- Greece
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 4.1% against 3.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Cyprus ranks 7th and Greece ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Cyprus or Greece?
- Cyprus, at 4.1% against 3.7% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Cyprus and Greece?
- 0.4%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Cyprus ranks 7th and Greece ranks 10th of 79 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. 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.