Combustible renewables and waste in Euro area
Euro area: Combustible renewables and waste was 11.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Combustible renewables and waste in Euro area, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy.
Analysis
The most recent figure for combustible renewables and waste in Euro area is 11.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, combustible renewables and waste in Euro area peaked at 11.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1990.
Euro area ranks 29th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Combustible renewables and waste in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total energy | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.2% | — |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is combustible renewables and waste in Euro area?
- Combustible renewables and waste in Euro area was 11.5% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest combustible renewables and waste recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest combustible renewables and waste recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for combustible renewables and waste?
- Euro area ranks 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is combustible renewables and waste rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use. The indicator expresses the share of total energy supply.