Renewable energy share in Ireland
Renewable sources provided 12.7% of final energy consumption in Ireland in 2021.
Ireland, 2021
12.7%
Change from 2020
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2020
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
20.4%
Position in 2021
131st of 212
Renewable energy share in Ireland 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 | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.7% | – |
| 2020 | 13.7% | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | 17.7% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | 10.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | 8.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 13.7% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 7.0%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Ireland has the 131st highest value.
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