Electricity production by source in Greece
Greece: Electricity production by source was 29.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Greece, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Greece recorded 29.7% for electricity production by source in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 326.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Greece peaked at 29.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1990.
That places Greece 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.6% | — |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -69.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5% | +142.1% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | -0.5% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | -47.2% |
| 1997 | -0.4% | +47.6% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -58.3% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -661.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +85.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +35.6% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +48.5% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 29.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 3.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 29.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +661.8% | -0.1% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | -142.1% | -0.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 5.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.5% | 29.7% | 2 |
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 production by source in Greece?
- Electricity production by source in Greece was 29.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for electricity production by source?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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