Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 22.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Europe, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Europe stood at 22.2%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Europe peaked at 22.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2002.
Southern Europe ranks 14th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.5% | — |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 22.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Europe?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Southern Europe was 22.2% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2002.
- How does Southern Europe rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Southern Europe ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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