Electricity generation from oil in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from oil was 4.18 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.18 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9.27 terawatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
3.98 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Greece is 4.18 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Greece peaked at 9.27 terawatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.98 terawatt-hours, in 2023.
Greece ranks 39th of 214 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 oil in Greece, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.17 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 8.3 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 7.86 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.53 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 7.72 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 8.6 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 8.4 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.93 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 7.75 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.85 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8.57 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 8.04 terawatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 8.15 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.2 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.94 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.61 terawatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 8.87 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.97 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.27 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.97 terawatt-hours | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 5.43 terawatt-hours | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 5.16 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.19 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.73 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.11 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.19 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.23 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.12 terawatt-hours | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.32 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.98 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.71 terawatt-hours, 5.9× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.53 terawatt-hours, 7.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.91 terawatt-hours | 7.17 terawatt-hours | 8.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.36 terawatt-hours | 6.97 terawatt-hours | 9.27 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 terawatt-hours | 4.73 terawatt-hours | 5.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 terawatt-hours | 3.98 terawatt-hours | 4.32 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 oil in Greece?
- Electricity generation from oil in Greece was 4.18 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 oil recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9.27 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.