Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 33.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Europe is 33.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Europe peaked at 33.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1991.
Northern Europe ranks 11th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 13.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 18.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 33.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More energy & mining data for Northern Europe
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 67,399 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 1.92 mj per gdp con ppp usd (2023)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 100.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 1.5% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 36.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 332.57 current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Europe?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Northern Europe was 33.2% 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1991.
- How does Northern Europe rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Northern Europe ranks 11th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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