Electricity generation from oil per person in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from oil per person was 420.57 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
420.57 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
52nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
836.88 kilowatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
385.07 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from oil per person in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Greece recorded 420.57 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Greece peaked at 836.88 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 385.07 kilowatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Greece 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Greece, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 698.93 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 805.31 kilowatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 758.7 kilowatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 723.15 kilowatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 737.61 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 817.55 kilowatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 794.7 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 746.54 kilowatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 725.97 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 731.73 kilowatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 794.8 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 741.48 kilowatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 748.37 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 751.02 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 725.29 kilowatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 784.06 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 805.18 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 812.08 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 836.88 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 627.47 kilowatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 488.11 kilowatt-hours | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 464.5 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 469.76 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 431.27 kilowatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 449.82 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 462.07 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 473.3 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 475.19 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 483.65 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 487.94 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 385.07 kilowatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 406.44 kilowatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 414.89 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 388.56 kilowatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 416.01 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 420.57 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 420.57 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 206.25 kilowatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 420.57 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.87 kilowatt-hours, 4.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 754.02 kilowatt-hours | 698.93 kilowatt-hours | 817.55 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 762.66 kilowatt-hours | 627.47 kilowatt-hours | 836.88 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 468.56 kilowatt-hours | 431.27 kilowatt-hours | 488.11 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 405.26 kilowatt-hours | 385.07 kilowatt-hours | 420.57 kilowatt-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 per person in Greece?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Greece was 420.57 kilowatt-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 per person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 836.88 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 385.07 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Greece ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.