Renewable energy consumption in Euro area
Euro area: Renewable energy consumption was 19.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Euro area, 1990–2020
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2020, renewable energy consumption in Euro area stood at 19.8%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Euro area peaked at 19.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1990.
That places Euro area 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.5% | — |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Euro area?
- Renewable energy consumption in Euro area was 19.8% in 2020, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Euro area ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.