Renewables share of final energy consumption in the European Union in 2020 — 21.06%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 14.15 pp.
1990–2020 · % of final consumption
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21.06 | +1.72 pp |
| 2019 | 19.34 | +0.62 pp |
| 2018 | 18.72 | +1.04 pp |
| 2017 | 17.69 | +0.16 pp |
| 2016 | 17.52 | −0.09 pp |
| 2015 | 17.61 | +0.17 pp |
| 2014 | 17.44 | +0.64 pp |
| 2013 | 16.8 | +0.74 pp |
| 2012 | 16.05 | +1.43 pp |
| 2011 | 14.63 | +0.16 pp |
| 2010 | 14.47 | +0.85 pp |
| 2009 | 13.62 | +1.17 pp |
| 2008 | 12.46 | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 11.76 | +1.07 pp |
| 2006 | 10.69 | +0.67 pp |
| 2005 | 10.02 | +0.47 pp |
| 2004 | 9.55 | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 9.25 | +0.39 pp |
| 2002 | 8.86 | −0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 8.96 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 8.97 | +0.35 pp |
| 1999 | 8.62 | +0.03 pp |
| 1998 | 8.59 | +0.12 pp |
| 1997 | 8.47 | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 8.07 | +0.06 pp |
| 1995 | 8.02 | +0.01 pp |
| 1994 | 8 | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 7.9 | +0.43 pp |
| 1992 | 7.47 | +0.27 pp |
| 1991 | 7.2 | +0.28 pp |
| 1990 | 6.91 | — |
The share of energy from renewable sources in total final energy consumption — not in electricity alone, but in heating and transport as well. High values in low-income countries are often explained not by “green” energy but by the traditional use of wood fuel for cooking.
Important: There is no aggregate for groups of countries: the correct denominator is final energy consumption itself, and that is published by the Energy Institute, whose terms prohibit republication. Weighting by population would be especially wrong here — in the poorest countries the renewable share is high because of firewood, and the world figure would come out overstated.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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