Electricity generation from coal per person in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from coal per person was 275.69 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
275.69 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
46th
of 211 countries
All-time high
3,268 kilowatt-hours
in 2001
All-time low
275.69 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from coal per person in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Greece recorded 275.69 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from coal per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Greece peaked at 3,268 kilowatt-hours in 2001 and was at its lowest, 275.69 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
That places Greece 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Greece, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,454 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 2,299 kilowatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 2,569 kilowatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 2,669 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 2,826 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 2,728 kilowatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2,772 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2,884 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 3,040 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 3,018 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3,182 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 3,268 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,174 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,221 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,232 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,236 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,928 kilowatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 3,140 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 3,012 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3,078 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,769 kilowatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 2,797 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,816 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,407 kilowatt-hours | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 2,364 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,043 kilowatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1,752 kilowatt-hours | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 1,745 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,602 kilowatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1,131 kilowatt-hours | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 617.79 kilowatt-hours | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 502.86 kilowatt-hours | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 553.18 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 448.12 kilowatt-hours | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 325.44 kilowatt-hours | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 275.69 kilowatt-hours | -15.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 275.69 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.45 kilowatt-hours, 9.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,726 kilowatt-hours | 2,299 kilowatt-hours | 3,040 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,147 kilowatt-hours | 2,928 kilowatt-hours | 3,268 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,142 kilowatt-hours | 1,131 kilowatt-hours | 2,816 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 453.85 kilowatt-hours | 275.69 kilowatt-hours | 617.79 kilowatt-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 electricity generation from coal per person in Greece?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Greece was 275.69 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,268 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 275.69 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.