Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece
Greece: Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source was -7.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece, 2005–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece is -7.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 127.1% on the previous year and down 353.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece peaked at 854.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -7.2%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 76th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.0% | — |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +97.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -94.6% |
| 2008 | 268.7% | +10854.8% |
| 2009 | 854.9% | +218.1% |
| 2010 | 215.5% | -74.8% |
| 2011 | 286.9% | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 177.6% | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 115.4% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -96.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -72.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +103.8% |
| 2018 | -5.0% | -420.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -434.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -97.5% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +4265.6% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +98.9% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | -7.2% | -127.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.8%. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's -7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.0%. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +10854.8% | 2.5% | 268.7% |
| 2021 | +4265.6% | 0.4% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238.9% | 2.5% | 854.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | -5.0% | 286.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | -7.2% | 36.0% | 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 year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece?
- Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source in Greece was -7.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 854.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.2% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source?
- Greece ranks 76th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 353.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.