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 102nd of 248 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 23.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 1.9× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Greece's 23.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
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
- 100 Bangladesh 23.6% compare
- 101 Canada 23.5% compare
- 103 Slovenia 23.2% compare
- 104 Cabo Verde 22.4% compare
- 105 Spain 21.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2025)
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 102nd out of 248 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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