Share of electricity production by source in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of electricity production by source was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Netherlands, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Netherlands is 7.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Netherlands peaked at 36.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 53rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23.6% | — |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 32.0% | +29.0% |
| 1989 | 30.3% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -57.6% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +93.3% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -41.1% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -15.9% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +15.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 22.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +93.3% | 6.2% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 22.5% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 25.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 14.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % 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 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Netherlands?
- Share of electricity production by source in Netherlands was 7.1% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Netherlands ranks 53rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.