Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia
Czechia: Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables was 23.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 23.1% for share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia peaked at 23.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
That places Czechia 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.1% | — |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +498.6% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +93.2% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +153.6% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +70.2% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +498.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1986 | +153.6% | 1.2% | 2.9% |
| 1985 | +93.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| 1987 | +70.2% | 2.9% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 8.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.7% | 23.1% | 6 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.85 % 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 5.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia?
- Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in Czechia was 23.1% 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 that comes from nuclear and renewables recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Czechia rank for share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables?
- Czechia ranks 8th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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 that comes from nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.