Renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Renewable electricity output was 24.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics is 24.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 24.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1990.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.9% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 13.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More energy & mining data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Fuel imports 8.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,751 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Renewable electricity output in Central Europe and the Baltics was 24.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1990.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for renewable electricity output?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.