EU countries by renewable energy share of energy consumption

Sweden had the highest renewable energy share of energy consumption of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 53.9%. The Netherlands had the lowest, at 7.4%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 19.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53.9Sweden

Lowest7.4Netherlands

Median17.827 EU countries

European Union (27)19.1History

Map of EU countries, 2018

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%, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

%. Source: Eurostat, Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Sweden	53.9	+0.5 pts
2	Finland	41.2	+0.3 pts
3	Latvia	40	+1 pts
4	Denmark	35.2	+0.8 pts
5	Austria	33.8	+0.6 pts
6	Portugal	30.2	-0.4 pts
7	Estonia	30	+0.4 pts
8	Croatia	28	+0.8 pts
9	Lithuania	24.7	-1.3 pts
10	Romania	23.9	-0.6 pts
11	Slovenia	21.4	-0.3 pts
12	Bulgaria	20.6	+1.9 pts
13	Greece	18	+0.7 pts
14	Italy	17.8	-0.5 pts
15	Spain	17	-0.1 pts
16	Germany	16.7	+1.2 pts
17	France	16.4	+0.5 pts
18	Czechia	15.1	+0.3 pts
19	Poland	14.9	+3.9 pts
20	Cyprus	13.9	+3.4 pts
21	Hungary	12.5	-1 pts
22	Slovakia	11.9	+0.4 pts
23	Ireland	10.9	+0.4 pts
24	Belgium	9.5	+0.3 pts
25	Luxembourg	8.9	+2.7 pts
26	Malta	7.9	+0.7 pts
27	Netherlands	7.4	+0.9 pts

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About this ranking

Energy from renewable sources as a percentage of gross final energy consumption, the headline measure for the EU renewable energy targets.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren) (EU countries by renewable energy share of energy consumption, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table

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Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren), EU countries by renewable energy share of energy consumption, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 15 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/renewable-energy-share/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren). EU countries by renewable energy share of energy consumption, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/renewable-energy-share/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Renewable energy share, overall (nrg_ind_ren), EU countries by renewable energy share of energy consumption, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_ind_ren/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/renewable-energy-share/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest renewable energy share of energy consumption?

Sweden, with 53.9% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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