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 115th out of 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Greece, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +6.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 17.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 2.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Greece's 17.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
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 115th out of 226 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