Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The share of electricity generated from renewable sources in the European Union reached 47.4% in 2024, an increase of 2.6 percentage points compared to 2023, according to figures released Wednesday by Eurostat, the European Statistical Office in Brussels.
Among EU countries, Denmark achieved the highest share of renewable energy sources in net electricity generation at 88.8%, mostly wind power, followed by Portugal (87.4%, mostly wind and hydropower) and Croatia (73.8%, mostly hydropower). The lowest renewable energy shares were recorded in Malta (15.1%), the Czech Republic (17.5%), and Cyprus (24.1%).
Wind and hydropower accounted for more than two-thirds of total electricity generated from renewable sources (39.1% and 29.9%, respectively). The remaining third of electricity came from solar energy (22.4%), combustible fuels (8.1%), and only about 0.5% from geothermal energy.