Share of electricity generation from oil in Greece
Greece: Share of electricity generation from oil was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 7.2% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Greece peaked at 23.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2025.
That places Greece 100th 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 oil in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.0% | — |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8% | 16.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More energy & mining data for Greece
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 26.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Greece?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Greece was 7.2% 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 oil recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Greece ranks 100th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 oil. 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.