Renewable energy share in European Union

Renewable sources provided 21.1% of final energy consumption in the European Union in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2020 Source: World Bank

European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.

European Union, 2020 21.1% % of total final energy consumption

Change from 2019 +1.7percentage points 2019: 19.3%

World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate

Renewable energy share in European Union 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 2020
Period	European Union	World
2020	21.1%	19.7%
2019	19.3%	18.6%
2018	18.7%	18.1%
2017	17.7%	17.9%
2016	17.5%	17.6%
2015	17.6%	17.4%
2014	17.4%	17.3%
2013	16.8%	17.2%
2012	16.1%	16.9%
2011	14.6%	16.7%
2010	14.5%	16.7%
2009	13.6%	17.1%
2008	12.5%	16.7%
2007	11.8%	16.5%
2006	10.7%	16.7%
2005	10.0%	16.6%
2004	9.5%	16.8%
2003	9.2%	17.1%
2002	8.9%	17.2%
2001	9.0%	17.2%
2000	9.0%	17.5%
1999	8.6%	17.9%
1998	8.6%	17.6%

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In short

That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 19.3% in 2019.
Since 2010, when it was 14.5%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points.
The figure for the world in 2020 was 19.7%.

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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 2020 for European Union
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