Renewables share of electricity — all countries

Renewables share of electricity — Southern Europe

Renewables share of electricity in Southern Europe in 2025 — 52.51%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 33.17 pp.

2025 52.51% −1.09 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 53.6%2024
Period minimum 17.16%2002

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Renewables share of electricity — Southern Europe, 2000–202502040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 19.34%2001: 21.73%2002: 17.16%2003: 20.4%2004: 19.9%2005: 17.5%2006: 19.45%2007: 18.65%2008: 20.3%2009: 25.72%2010: 31.27%2011: 28.53%2012: 29.73%2013: 38.92%2014: 41.54%2015: 36.6%2016: 38.16%2017: 33.06%2018: 39.02%2019: 38.69%2020: 42.26%2021: 43.95%2022: 40.08%2023: 48.92%2024: 53.6%2025: 52.51%
Change over the period: +33.17 pp Annual average: 1.33 pp
Renewables share of electricity — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 52.51 −1.09 pp
2024 53.6 +4.68 pp
2023 48.92 +8.84 pp
2022 40.08 −3.87 pp
2021 43.95 +1.69 pp
2020 42.26 +3.56 pp
2019 38.69 −0.33 pp
2018 39.02 +5.96 pp
2017 33.06 −5.1 pp
2016 38.16 +1.57 pp
2015 36.6 −4.94 pp
2014 41.54 +2.61 pp
2013 38.92 +9.19 pp
2012 29.73 +1.2 pp
2011 28.53 −2.74 pp
2010 31.27 +5.55 pp
2009 25.72 +5.42 pp
2008 20.3 +1.65 pp
2007 18.65 −0.8 pp
2006 19.45 +1.95 pp
2005 17.5 −2.39 pp
2004 19.9 −0.5 pp
2003 20.4 +3.24 pp
2002 17.16 −4.57 pp
2001 21.73 +2.39 pp
2000 19.34

About the indicator

The share of electricity from all renewable sources: hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and tidal plants. It differs fundamentally from the indicator for renewables excluding hydro, and the difference explains most of the puzzlement such rankings cause: with hydro included, the top of the list holds countries whose renewable share has always been high — Norway, Paraguay, Nepal — while excluding hydro shows those that rebuilt their generation over the past twenty years.

Important: Hydro is included. The series without hydro is Renewables excluding hydro; it comes from the World Bank and covers more territories. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.