Share of wind and solar in electricity generation in Europe

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

First in the ranking
69.1 %
Median country
18.7 %
half above, half below
World
15.0 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.1 to 69.1
Iceland - Denmark

How to read it

Across 39 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Denmark (69.1 %) and the lowest in Iceland (0.1 %).

The median country is at 18.7 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Wind and solar over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Denmark69.1
2Lithuania65.1
3Luxembourg54.3
4Portugal45.4
5Netherlands45.2
6Germany43.0
7Spain42.9
8Greece41.7
9Ireland40.8
10United Kingdom34.5
11Estonia33.7
12Belgium29.7
13Hungary26.0
14Sweden25.9
15Finland25.8
16Poland25.3
17Croatia22.9
18Austria22.0
19Italy21.8
20Romania18.7
21Bulgaria18.1
22North Macedonia16.8
23Malta15.1
24Latvia13.1
25France12.9
26Norway9.6
27Montenegro9.3
28Slovenia7.7
29Switzerland7.5
30Czechia5.9
31Kosovo5.5
32Moldova5.1
33Bosnia and Herzegovina4.8
34Albania4.1
35Serbia3.8
36Slovakia2.3
37Belarus1.0
38Russia0.6
39Iceland0.1
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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