Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in the European Union in 2021 — 24.93%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 24.84 pp.
1990–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24.93 | −0.62 pp |
| 2020 | 25.55 | +2.92 pp |
| 2019 | 22.63 | +2.37 pp |
| 2018 | 20.26 | +0.64 pp |
| 2017 | 19.63 | +1.66 pp |
| 2016 | 17.97 | +0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 17.91 | +1.57 pp |
| 2014 | 16.34 | +1.31 pp |
| 2013 | 15.04 | +1.53 pp |
| 2012 | 13.5 | +2.01 pp |
| 2011 | 11.49 | +2.08 pp |
| 2010 | 9.42 | +0.92 pp |
| 2009 | 8.5 | +1.33 pp |
| 2008 | 7.17 | +0.86 pp |
| 2007 | 6.31 | +1.02 pp |
| 2006 | 5.28 | +0.62 pp |
| 2005 | 4.66 | +0.63 pp |
| 2004 | 4.03 | +0.75 pp |
| 2003 | 3.27 | +0.47 pp |
| 2002 | 2.81 | +0.51 pp |
| 2001 | 2.3 | +0.16 pp |
| 2000 | 2.14 | +1.33 pp |
| 1999 | 0.81 | +0.08 pp |
| 1998 | 0.73 | +0.13 pp |
| 1997 | 0.59 | +0.34 pp |
| 1996 | 0.25 | −0.08 pp |
| 1995 | 0.33 | −0.02 pp |
| 1994 | 0.35 | +0.13 pp |
| 1993 | 0.22 | +0.19 pp |
| 1992 | 0.03 | −0.02 pp |
| 1991 | 0.05 | −0.04 pp |
| 1990 | 0.09 | — |
The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.
Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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