Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia
Czechia: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 17.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia is 17.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia peaked at 17.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
Czechia ranks 117th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +48.2% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 17.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 1.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 17.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 83% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +48.2% | 4.0% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.0% | 17.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More energy & mining data for Czechia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.85 % 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)
- Fuel imports 5.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Czechia was 17.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Czechia ranks 117th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).