Electricity as a share of primary energy in Slovakia
Slovakia: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 16.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Slovakia, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 16.2% for electricity as a share of primary energy in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in Slovakia peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1985.
That places Slovakia 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.5% | — |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.7% | 16.6% | 6 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in Slovakia?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in Slovakia was 16.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1985.
- How does Slovakia rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- Slovakia ranks 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.