Electricity generation from coal per person in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from coal per person was 275.69 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 45th out of 207 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.
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
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 30.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.8% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 45.2% (2023)
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 45th out of 207 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.