Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Europe is 7.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Europe peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1990.
That places Eastern Europe 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.0% | — |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More energy & mining data for Eastern Europe
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 288,176 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 4.41 (2023)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 100.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 3.6% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 128.78 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 451.84 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Europe?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eastern Europe was 7.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1990.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Eastern Europe ranks 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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