Alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area
Euro area: Alternative and nuclear energy was 23.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
In 2024, alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area stood at 23.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area peaked at 23.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1990.
Euro area ranks 3rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.4% | — |
| 1991 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Euro area was 23.4% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.