Share of electricity generation from wind in Greece
Greece: Share of electricity generation from wind was 20.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Greece, 1987–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from wind in Greece stood at 20.4%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 125.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Greece peaked at 22.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Greece 14th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +387.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +63.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +113.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +159.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +70.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +46.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -7.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 20.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 13.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 20.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 4.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +387.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | +159.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 4.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 22.5% | 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 wind in Greece?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Greece was 20.4% 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 wind recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Greece ranks 14th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 wind. 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.