Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Europe
Western Europe: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western 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 Western Europe is 20.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Europe peaked at 20.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1990.
That places Western Europe 15th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8% | — |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.7% | 20.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More energy & mining data for Western Europe
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 142,380 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 2.07 (2023)
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 100.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.8% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 77.43 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 387.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Europe?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Western Europe was 20.5% 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Western Europe ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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