Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greece
Greece: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 50.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greece, 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 fossil fuels in Greece stood at 50.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greece peaked at 94.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2023.
That places Greece 132nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.8% | — |
| 1991 | 91.2% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 90.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 50.3% | -0.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 50.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 84% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 50.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.1%, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.1% | 89.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 86.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 66.4% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 50.2% | 63.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 26.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 9.5% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0303 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greece?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greece was 50.3% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Greece ranks 132nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.