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Renewable electricity share in Ireland

Renewable sources supplied 41.7% of electricity consumption in Ireland in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Share of renewable energy in electricity Unit: % of gross electricity consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Ireland, 2025 41.7%p (Provisional) % of gross electricity consumption
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 41.3%
European Union, 2025 49.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 45.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 18th of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable electricity share in Ireland over time

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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of renewable energy in electricity (% of gross electricity consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2025 41.7%p (provisional) 49.9%p (provisional)
2024 41.3% 47.5%
2023 40.4% 45.4%
2022 37.4% 41.2%
2021 37.7% 37.8%
2020 39.1% 37.4%
2019 36.5% 34.1%
2018 33.3% 32.1%
2017 30.3% 31.1%
2016 27.1% 30.2%
2015 25.7% 29.7%
2014 23.3% 28.6%
2013 21.0% 26.8%
2012 19.8% 25.1%
2011 18.3% 23.3%
2010 15.6% 21.3%
2009 14.1% 20.7%
2008 10.8% 18.5%
2007 9.5% 17.6%
2006 8.5% 16.9%
2005 7.2% 16.4%
2004 6.0% 15.9%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 41.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 25.7%, the figure has changed by +16.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.

More for Ireland

All statistics for Ireland
Renewable energy share 17.2%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 79.5% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.3871 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.1183 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 14.3 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_ren · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A nrg_bal=REN_ELC unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Ireland
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat