Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Northern Europe

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Northern Europe in 2021 — 29.72%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 26.62 pp.

2021 29.72% −1.15 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 30.87%2020
Period minimum 3.1%2001

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Northern Europe, 2000–2021010203040200020032006200920122015201820212000: 3.1%2001: 3.1%2002: 3.47%2003: 3.9%2004: 4.75%2005: 5.06%2006: 5.69%2007: 6.13%2008: 6.73%2009: 7.64%2010: 8.55%2011: 10.46%2012: 11.32%2013: 13.89%2014: 16.01%2015: 19.21%2016: 19.18%2017: 22.15%2018: 24.14%2019: 27.47%2020: 30.87%2021: 29.72%
Change over the period: +26.62 pp Annual average: 1.27 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe

Northern Europe 29.72%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 29.72 −1.15 pp
2020 30.87 +3.4 pp
2019 27.47 +3.33 pp
2018 24.14 +1.99 pp
2017 22.15 +2.97 pp
2016 19.18 −0.02 pp
2015 19.21 +3.2 pp
2014 16.01 +2.11 pp
2013 13.89 +2.58 pp
2012 11.32 +0.86 pp
2011 10.46 +1.91 pp
2010 8.55 +0.91 pp
2009 7.64 +0.91 pp
2008 6.73 +0.59 pp
2007 6.13 +0.44 pp
2006 5.69 +0.63 pp
2005 5.06 +0.31 pp
2004 4.75 +0.85 pp
2003 3.9 +0.44 pp
2002 3.47 +0.36 pp
2001 3.1 −0 pp
2000 3.1

About the indicator

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.