Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 27.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg stood at 27.3%.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 181.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2002.
That places Luxembourg 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +127.1% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -68.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +82.7% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -6.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 27.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 22.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 27.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 14.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +127.1% | 1.5% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 2.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 27.0% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More energy & mining data for Luxembourg
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.96 % 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 (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Luxembourg was 27.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.