Renewable energy share in Cyprus

Renewable sources provided 15.6% of final energy consumption in Cyprus in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Cyprus, 2021 15.6% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +0.6percentage points 2020: 15.0%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Cyprus (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 119th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Cyprus over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2021 15.6% –
2020 15.0% 21.1%
2019 12.0% 19.3%
2018 12.0% 18.7%
2017 10.9% 17.7%
2016 10.3% 17.5%
2015 10.4% 17.6%
2014 9.5% 17.4%
2013 9.7% 16.8%
2012 8.6% 16.1%
2011 7.6% 14.6%
2010 6.5% 14.5%
2009 6.3% 13.6%
2008 5.7% 12.5%
2007 4.3% 11.8%
2006 3.5% 10.7%
2005 3.4% 10.0%
2004 3.3% 9.5%
2003 3.2% 9.2%
2002 3.2% 8.9%
2001 3.0% 9.0%
2000 3.1% 9.0%
1999 3.2% 8.6%
1998 3.2% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 15.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 7.6%, the figure has changed by +8.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Cyprus has the 119th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Cyprus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7