Share of primary energy from solar in Greece
Greece: Share of primary energy from solar was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from solar in Greece, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from solar in Greece stood at 3.7%.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 169.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from solar in Greece peaked at 4.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
That places Greece 10th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from solar in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +42.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +277.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +903.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +234.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +289.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +198.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +135.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -7.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from solar 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 | +903.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | +289.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | +277.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +234.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 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 share of primary energy from solar in Greece?
- Share of primary energy from solar in Greece was 3.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from solar recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from solar recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Greece rank for share of primary energy from solar?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from solar rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.