Renewable energy generation source shares in the European Union 2013-2023

Published by Lucía Fernández, Apr 8, 2025

Hydropower has been the major renewable source in the electricity generation mix within the European Union until 2016. Wind power was the second major renewable source among those years, with shares increasing over the years. In 2017, wind power surpassed hydropower and it reached a share of almost 40 percent of the mix in 2023, while hydraulic power accounted for roughly 27 percent.

Share of renewable electricity generation sources in the European Union from 2013 to 2023

CharacteristicOcean energiesGeothermalSolar powerBiomassWind powerHydraulic power
2023 0.05% 0.5% 20.6% 12.8% 39.1% 27%
2022 0.05% 0.6% 19.4% 15.7% 38.9% 25.4%
2021 0.05% 0.6% 15.2% 16.2% 35.7% 32.2%
2020 0.05% 0.6% 13.7% 15.4% 37.5% 32.7%
2019* 0.1% 0.7% 12.6% 16.4% 37.5% 32.7%
2018 0% 0.6% 12.2% 18% 35.9% 33.3%
2017 0.1% 0.7% 12.3% 19% 37.2% 30.8%
2016 0.1% 0.7% 11.6% 19% 31.8% 36.8%
2015 0.1% 0.7% 11.5% 19% 32.3% 36.5%
2014 0.05% 0.7% 10.9% 18.6% 28.1% 41.7%
2013 0.05% 0.7% 10% 18.4% 22.7% 43.2%
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2013 to 2023

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* Figures for 2019 onwards do not include the United Kingdom.
May not sum up to 100 due to rounding.
The statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.

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