Renewable energy consumption in Greece
Greece: Renewable energy consumption was 21.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Greece, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Greece is 21.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Greece peaked at 21.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2001.
That places Greece 101st out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 11.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 21.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 98 Slovenia 23.4% compare
- 99 El Salvador 21.9% compare
- 100 Cape Verde 21.8% compare
- 102 Republic of Moldova 21.4% compare
- 103 Cuba 20.9% compare
- 104 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
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 renewable energy consumption in Greece?
- Renewable energy consumption in Greece was 21.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Greece ranks 101st out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.