Share of fossil fuels in gross available energy by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
94.9%
Malta
Lowest
16.4%
Iceland
Median
69.4%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,657
What the numbers show
Share of fossil fuels in gross available energy is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 94.9% in Malta; the lowest is 16.4% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.4%, and the mean is 67.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 34.6%).
Share of fossil fuels in gross available energy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 94.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 2 | Cyprus | 88.6% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo* | 86.3% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 85.9% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 85.9% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 84.8% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 84.8% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 82.9% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 82.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 82.4% | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 81.6% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 80.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 13 | Georgia | 80.2% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 80.0% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 80.0% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 79.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.2% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 76.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 75.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 75.1% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 71.3% | 2020 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 70.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 70.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 69.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 69.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 26 | Montenegro | 69.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Moldova | 68.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 27 | Moldova | 68.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 29 | Czechia | 67.6% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 64.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 62.8% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 62.1% | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 32 | Lithuania | 62.1% | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 34 | Portugal | 61.8% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 61.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 61.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 61.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 58.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovakia | 58.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 58.5% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 58.5% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 55.6% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 52.9% | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 52.2% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 44 | Latvia | 52.2% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 46 | Norway | 48.3% | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 47 | France | 47.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 48 | Finland | 34.1% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 32.1% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 50 | Iceland | 16.4% | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.