Renewable energy consumption in Greece

Greece: Renewable energy consumption was 112,744 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
112,744 TJ
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
63rd
of 230 countries
All-time high
112,744 TJ
in 2015
All-time low
45,087 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Greece, 1990–2015

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1990200220151990: 45.1k TJ1991: 49.5k TJ1992: 47.2k TJ1993: 47.7k TJ1994: 48.5k TJ1995: 51.7k TJ1996: 55.0k TJ1997: 54.1k TJ1998: 53.6k TJ1999: 56.4k TJ2000: 55.8k TJ2001: 52.5k TJ2002: 55.1k TJ2003: 60.2k TJ2004: 61.6k TJ2005: 64.8k TJ2006: 70.4k TJ2007: 69.5k TJ2008: 68.8k TJ2009: 73.5k TJ2010: 85.1k TJ2011: 84.2k TJ2012: 94.9k TJ2013: 99.7k TJ2014: 99.3k TJ2015: 112.7k TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Greece is 112,744 TJ, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Greece peaked at 112,744 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45,087 TJ, in 1990.

Greece ranks 63rd of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50,878 TJ 45,087 TJ 56,364 TJ 10
2000s 63,210 TJ 52,481 TJ 73,483 TJ 10
2010s 95,977 TJ 84,166 TJ 112,744 TJ 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 60 Paraguay 126,352 TJ compare
  2. 61 Egypt 119,104 TJ compare
  3. 62 Ghana 117,256 TJ compare
  4. 64 Hungary 110,073 TJ compare
  5. 65 Burkina Faso 108,924 TJ compare
  6. 66 Netherlands 107,380 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Greece?
Renewable energy consumption in Greece was 112,744 TJ 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 112,744 TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 45,087 TJ in 1990.
How does Greece rank for renewable energy consumption?
Greece ranks 63rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste