Renewable energy share in Greece

Renewable sources provided 21.5% of final energy consumption in Greece 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
Greece, 2021 21.5% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +1.4percentage points 2020: 20.1%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Greece (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 102nd of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Greece 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 GreeceEuropean Union
2021 21.5% –
2020 20.1% 21.1%
2019 18.5% 19.3%
2018 17.9% 18.7%
2017 16.4% 17.7%
2016 16.4% 17.5%
2015 17.5% 17.6%
2014 16.4% 17.4%
2013 16.6% 16.8%
2012 14.2% 16.1%
2011 11.4% 14.6%
2010 11.4% 14.5%
2009 9.2% 13.6%
2008 8.3% 12.5%
2007 8.1% 11.8%
2006 8.5% 10.7%
2005 8.0% 10.0%
2004 7.8% 9.5%
2003 7.6% 9.2%
2002 7.3% 8.9%
2001 7.1% 9.0%
2000 7.8% 9.0%
1999 8.0% 8.6%
1998 7.6% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 20.1% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 11.4%, the figure has changed by +10.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Greece has the 102nd 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 Greece
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