Renewable energy consumption in Greece
Greece: Renewable energy consumption was 17.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Greece, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Greece is 17.2%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Greece peaked at 17.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2001.
That places Greece 113th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.1% | 17.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Greece?
- Renewable energy consumption in Greece was 17.2% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Greece ranks 113th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption