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Renewable energy share in Ireland

Renewable sources provided 17.2% of gross final energy 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 gross final energy consumption Unit: % of gross final energy consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Ireland, 2025 17.2%p (Provisional) % of gross final energy consumption
Change from 2024 +1.1percentage points 2024: 16.1%
European Union, 2025 26.2%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 23.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 28th of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Ireland 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.

Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (% of gross final energy consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2025 17.2%p (provisional) 26.2%p (provisional)
2024 16.1% 25.2%
2023 15.2% 24.6%
2022 13.0% 23.0%
2021 12.9% 21.9%
2020 16.2% 22.0%
2019 12.0% 19.9%
2018 10.9% 19.1%
2017 10.5% 18.4%
2016 9.2% 18.0%
2015 9.1% 17.8%
2014 8.5% 17.4%
2013 7.5% 16.7%
2012 7.0% 16.0%
2011 6.6% 14.5%
2010 5.8% 14.4%
2009 5.2% 13.9%
2008 4.0% 12.6%
2007 3.5% 11.7%
2006 3.1% 10.8%
2005 2.8% 10.2%
2004 2.4% 9.6%

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

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In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 16.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.1%, the figure has changed by +8.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.2%.

More for Ireland

All statistics for Ireland
Renewable electricity share 41.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 79.5% 2024 · Eurostat Renewable energy share 12.7% 2021 · World Bank 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

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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
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freq=A nrg_bal=REN 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