Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark
Denmark: Main indicators - share of renewable energy was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 48.2% for main indicators - share of renewable energy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark peaked at 48.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2004.
Denmark ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.8% | — |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | +3.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 48.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.7%, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 48.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +31.0% | 31.7% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.8% | 19.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 21.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 31.7% | 48.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More energy & mining data for Denmark
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.18 % 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 (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark?
- Main indicators - share of renewable energy in Denmark was 48.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest main indicators - share of renewable energy recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest main indicators - share of renewable energy recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for main indicators - share of renewable energy?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is main indicators - share of renewable energy rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Main indicators - share of renewable energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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