Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe and Northern America, 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 Europe and Northern America is 15.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe and Northern America peaked at 15.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1990.
Europe and Northern America ranks 26th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More energy & mining data for Europe and Northern America
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.15 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 98.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 1,728 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 1,278 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 100.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 1.3% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 286.15 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 253.15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe and Northern America?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe and Northern America was 15.2% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1990.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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