Renewable share of electricity consumption
Electricity generated from renewable sources as a percentage of gross electricity consumption.
Calculated under the Renewable Energy Directive (Eurostat SHARES tool), which normalises hydro and wind output and counts some biofuels and renewable electricity in transport more than once. Not comparable with renewable shares published by the IEA or the US EIA.
Key facts
- Renewable share of electricity consumption in the European Union (27) was 49.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Austria had the highest renewable share of electricity consumption of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 90.8%, and Malta the lowest, at 11.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2004 to 2025.
Rankings
EU countries by renewable share of electricity consumption, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Finland
- Hungary
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Greece
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest renewable share of electricity consumption? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"renewable_electricity_share","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=renewable_electricity_share&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)