Renewable energy share in Denmark
Renewable sources provided 39.5% of final energy consumption in Denmark in 2021.
Denmark, 2021
39.5%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
European Union, 2020
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
20.4%
Position in 2021
62nd of 212
Renewable energy share in Denmark 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.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.5% | – |
| 2020 | 39.5% | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | 17.7% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | 10.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 23.8%, the figure has changed by +15.7 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Denmark has the 62nd highest value.
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