Renewable energy share in Denmark
Renewable sources provided 48.2% of gross final energy consumption in Denmark in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Denmark, 2025
48.2%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+1.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
26.2%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Position in 2025
4th of 30
Renewable energy share in Denmark over time
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% of gross final energy consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.2%p (provisional) | 26.2%p (provisional) |
| 2024 | 46.5% | 25.2% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | 24.6% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | 23.0% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | 21.9% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | 22.0% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | 19.9% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | 18.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | 17.8% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | 16.7% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | 16.0% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | 14.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | 13.9% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | 12.6% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | 11.7% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | 10.8% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | 10.2% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | 9.6% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 46.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 30.5%, the figure has changed by +17.7 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.2%.
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Energy import dependency
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Renewable energy share
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Electricity price for households
€0.2375 per kWh
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Primary energy consumption
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