Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Western Europe in 2021 — 23.56%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.97 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.56 | −1.68 pp |
| 2020 | 25.24 | +3.36 pp |
| 2019 | 21.89 | +2.2 pp |
| 2018 | 19.69 | +1.14 pp |
| 2017 | 18.55 | +2.39 pp |
| 2016 | 16.16 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 16.02 | +2.26 pp |
| 2014 | 13.76 | +1.42 pp |
| 2013 | 12.34 | +0.68 pp |
| 2012 | 11.66 | +1.46 pp |
| 2011 | 10.2 | +2.16 pp |
| 2010 | 8.04 | +0.38 pp |
| 2009 | 7.66 | +0.86 pp |
| 2008 | 6.79 | +0.66 pp |
| 2007 | 6.13 | +1.21 pp |
| 2006 | 4.92 | +0.78 pp |
| 2005 | 4.14 | +0.69 pp |
| 2004 | 3.45 | +0.73 pp |
| 2003 | 2.72 | +0.48 pp |
| 2002 | 2.23 | +0.49 pp |
| 2001 | 1.74 | +0.14 pp |
| 2000 | 1.6 | — |
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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