Share of fossil fuels in electricity generation in Europe

39 countries in Europe, 2024. Unit: % of generation. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.0 %
Median country
28.9 %
half above, half below
World
59.4 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 91.4
Albania - Kosovo

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Across 39 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Kosovo (91.4 %) and the lowest in Albania (0.0 %).

The median country is at 28.9 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Fossil electricity over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Albania0.0
2Iceland0.0
3Sweden1.2
4Norway1.4
5Switzerland1.9
6Finland4.7
7France5.1
8Luxembourg9.3
9Denmark10.8
10Austria13.8
11Slovakia14.2
12Portugal14.8
13Lithuania15.7
14Spain23.3
15Belgium23.7
16Slovenia23.9
17Hungary26.4
18Latvia26.5
19Croatia26.6
20Bulgaria28.9
21Romania32.8
22United Kingdom35.1
23Montenegro40.5
24Germany41.7
25Czechia42.3
26Estonia44.3
27Netherlands46.3
28Italy49.8
29Greece50.8
30Ireland53.5
31Bosnia and Herzegovina60.3
32North Macedonia60.5
33Belarus62.7
34Russia64.1
35Serbia67.9
36Poland68.9
37Malta84.5
38Moldova89.3
39Kosovo91.4
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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