Share of electricity production by source in Greece
Greece: Share of electricity production by source was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 4.7% for share of electricity production by source in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Greece peaked at 73.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 58th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.6% | — |
| 1991 | 67.3% | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 72.4% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -38.9% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -17.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 14.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 66.2% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 53.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 25.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 13.9% | 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 production by source in Greece?
- Share of electricity production by source in Greece was 4.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. 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 production by source. 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.