Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe
Europe: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 16.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 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 Europe is 16.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe peaked at 16.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1990.
That places Europe 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5% | — |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More energy & mining data for Europe
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 622,381 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 2.7 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 97.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 1,728 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 1,217 (2024)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 100.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 1.4% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 280.78 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 376.84 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Europe was 16.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Europe ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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