Electricity generation from solar and wind in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 24.83 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Greece recorded 24.83 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 191.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Greece peaked at 24.83 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Greece ranks 24th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Greece, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 1999 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +128.6% |
| 2000 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +181.3% |
| 2001 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +68.9% |
| 2002 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +56.9% |
| 2004 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.25 terawatt-hours | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 2.59 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 3.93 terawatt-hours | +36.9% |
| 2012 | 5.54 terawatt-hours | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 7.79 terawatt-hours | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 7.48 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 8.52 terawatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 9.08 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 9.53 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 10.09 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 11.7 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 13.76 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 15.73 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 18.02 terawatt-hours | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 19.91 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 23.81 terawatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 24.83 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 24.83 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 terawatt-hours, 11.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 24.83 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.66 terawatt-hours, 4.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and 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 | +400.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours |
| 2000 | +181.3% | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours |
| 1999 | +128.6% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.044 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 terawatt-hours | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 11.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.34 terawatt-hours | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 24.83 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Greece?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Greece was 24.83 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.83 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.