Electricity generation from coal in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from coal was 2.74 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.74 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
48th
of 211 countries
All-time high
35.54 terawatt-hours
in 2005
All-time low
2.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Greece, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.17 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 23.7 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 26.61 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 27.79 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 29.58 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 28.7 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 29.3 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 30.63 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 32.45 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 32.38 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 34.31 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 35.43 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 34.57 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 35.17 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 35.38 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.54 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.26 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 34.68 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 33.36 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.19 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 31.07 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.11 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.4 terawatt-hours | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 25.75 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 22.11 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 18.88 terawatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 18.76 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.19 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 12.12 terawatt-hours | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 6.61 terawatt-hours | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 5.32 terawatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 5.76 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 4.59 terawatt-hours | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 3.27 terawatt-hours | -28.8% |
| 2025 | 2.74 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.74 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours, 8.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 211 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.