Share of electricity generation from renewables in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Slovakia, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 18.7% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Slovakia peaked at 24.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.4% | — |
| 1986 | 6.9% | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +43.6% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +72.8% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 5.8% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 17.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 18.7% | 24.1% | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Slovakia
- Fuel imports 8.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0.4055 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 73.64 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.4055 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 73.64 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Slovakia?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Slovakia was 18.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Slovakia ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 renewables. 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.