Share of primary energy from coal in Greece
Greece: Share of primary energy from coal was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from coal in Greece, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.0% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Greece peaked at 42.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2025.
That places Greece 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 31.6% | — |
| 1966 | 29.4% | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 25.4% | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 25.4% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 32.5% | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 30.8% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 33.7% | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 38.6% | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 42.2% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 37.2% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 23.5% | -36.9% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 29.0% | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -30.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -34.2% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -15.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.8% | 25.4% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 33.7% | 23.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 23.7% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 28.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 12.8% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 8.5% | 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 share of primary energy from coal in Greece?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Greece was 3.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.