Alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy was 15.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 15.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.1% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 15.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1990.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +40.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +40.1% | 11.2% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 18.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.9% (2021)
- Electric power consumption 3,152 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 3.4% (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 15.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.