Share of electricity production by source in Greece
Greece: Share of electricity production by source was 50.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Greece is 50.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Greece peaked at 94.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2023.
That places Greece 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.3% | — |
| 1991 | 91.1% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 93.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 90.6% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -11.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 50.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 82% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 50.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 89.1% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 86.2% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 66.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 50.6% | 63.3% | 4 |
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 50.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Greece ranks 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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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