Electricity generation from solar per person in Greece
Greece: Electricity generation from solar per person was 1,300 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar per person in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1,300 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from solar per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 260.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Greece peaked at 1,300 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
Greece ranks 7th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar per person in Greece, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0.9028 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 4.5 kilowatt-hours | +398.6% |
| 2010 | 14.38 kilowatt-hours | +219.5% |
| 2011 | 54.91 kilowatt-hours | +281.8% |
| 2012 | 152.97 kilowatt-hours | +178.6% |
| 2013 | 332.8 kilowatt-hours | +117.6% |
| 2014 | 347.92 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 360.41 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 364.72 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 371.04 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 353.19 kilowatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 413.3 kilowatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 415.91 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 496.24 kilowatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 685.72 kilowatt-hours | +38.2% |
| 2023 | 867.92 kilowatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 1,121 kilowatt-hours | +29.1% |
| 2025 | 1,300 kilowatt-hours | +16.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1,300 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 354.01 kilowatt-hours, 3.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1,300 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 335.23 kilowatt-hours, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +398.6% | 0.9028 kilowatt-hours | 4.5 kilowatt-hours |
| 2011 | +281.8% | 14.38 kilowatt-hours | 54.91 kilowatt-hours |
| 2010 | +219.5% | 4.5 kilowatt-hours | 14.38 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5404 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 4.5 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 276.56 kilowatt-hours | 14.38 kilowatt-hours | 413.3 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 814.4 kilowatt-hours | 415.91 kilowatt-hours | 1,300 kilowatt-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 per person in Greece?
- Electricity generation from solar per person in Greece was 1,300 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,300 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar per person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.7%. 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 Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.