Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece
Greece: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source was -0.8111 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece is -0.8111 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 134.3% on the previous year and down 852.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece peaked at 2.36 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.8111 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Greece ranks 80th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | -77.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | +143.3% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | -92.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | +11123.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0448 terawatt-hours | +1073.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1077 terawatt-hours | +140.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4526 terawatt-hours | +320.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | +139.5% |
| 2013 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | +80.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1438 terawatt-hours | -92.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1078 terawatt-hours | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0301 terawatt-hours | -72.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0618 terawatt-hours | +105.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2008 terawatt-hours | -425.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6379 terawatt-hours | -417.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0183 terawatt-hours | -97.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8041 terawatt-hours | +4283.7% |
| 2022 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +134.9% |
| 2023 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.36 terawatt-hours | +34.8% |
| 2025 | -0.8111 terawatt-hours | -134.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -0.8111 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 terawatt-hours. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's -0.8111 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5816 terawatt-hours. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +11123.5% | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours |
| 2021 | +4283.7% | 0.0183 terawatt-hours | 0.8041 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0448 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4379 terawatt-hours | -0.2008 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 terawatt-hours | -0.8111 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece?
- Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source in Greece was -0.8111 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-to-year change in primary energy use by source recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest year-to-year change in primary energy use by source recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8111 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Greece ranks 80th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is year-to-year change in primary energy use by source rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 852.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.