Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Greece
Greece: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 23.3% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Greece peaked at 23.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2001.
Greece ranks 90th of 212 countries 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +10.9% |
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 | 21.5% | 20.1% | 23.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Greece?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Greece was 23.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Greece ranks 90th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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