Share of primary energy from oil in Greece
Greece: Share of primary energy from oil was 61.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
61.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 80 countries
All-time high
74.7%
in 1979
All-time low
53.7%
in 2012
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil in Greece, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from oil in Greece is 61.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Greece peaked at 74.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2012.
That places Greece 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 67.4% | — |
| 1966 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 72.8% | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 71.2% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 72.6% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 71.2% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 65.5% | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 67.4% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 65.0% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 60.3% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 56.9% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 61.4% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 74.7% | +21.6% |
| 1980 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.2% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.6% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 69.4% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 66.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 64.2% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 58.1% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 61.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 61.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.8%, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.5% | 67.4% | 72.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 64.8% | 56.9% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 64.2% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 65.6% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 62.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 53.7% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 56.9% | 64.5% | 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 share of primary energy from oil in Greece?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Greece was 61.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.