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Renewable electricity share in Netherlands

Renewable sources supplied 54.7% of electricity consumption in Netherlands 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”.
Netherlands, 2025 54.7%p (Provisional) % of gross electricity consumption
Change from 2024 +4.2percentage points 2024: 50.5%
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 14th of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable electricity share in Netherlands 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 NetherlandsEuropean Union
2025 54.7%p (provisional) 49.9%p (provisional)
2024 50.5% 47.5%
2023 46.4% 45.4%
2022 39.7% 41.2%
2021 33.3% 37.8%
2020 26.4% 37.4%
2019 18.2% 34.1%
2018 15.2% 32.1%
2017 13.8% 31.1%
2016 12.6% 30.2%
2015 11.0% 29.7%
2014 9.9% 28.6%
2013 9.9% 26.8%
2012 10.4% 25.1%
2011 9.7% 23.3%
2010 9.6% 21.3%
2009 9.1% 20.7%
2008 7.5% 18.5%
2007 6.0% 17.6%
2006 6.5% 16.9%
2005 6.3% 16.4%
2004 4.4% 15.9%

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

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In short

  • That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from 50.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 11.0%, the figure has changed by +43.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.

More for Netherlands

All statistics for Netherlands
Renewable energy share 22.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 70.6% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.2440 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.1622 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 53.4 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 Netherlands
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat