Electricity generation from coal in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from coal was 2.74 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from coal in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.74 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Greece peaked at 35.54 terawatt-hours in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.74 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Greece ranks 48th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 28.63 terawatt-hours | 23.7 terawatt-hours | 32.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.49 terawatt-hours | 32.26 terawatt-hours | 35.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.42 terawatt-hours | 12.12 terawatt-hours | 31.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 terawatt-hours | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 6.61 terawatt-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 in Greece?
- Electricity generation from coal in Greece was 2.74 terawatt-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 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.54 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.