In 2024, 25.2% of gross final energy consumption in the EU came from renewable sources, up by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2023. This share is 17.3 pp short of meeting the 2030 target (42.5%), which would require an annual average increase of 2.9 pp from 2025 to 2030.
Among the EU countries, Sweden recorded the highest share of its gross final energy consumption coming from renewable sources (62.8%). Sweden primarily relied on solid biomass, hydro and wind. Finland followed with 52.1%, relying on solid biomass, wind and hydro, while Denmark came in third with 46.8%, with most of its renewable energy sourced from solid biomass, wind and biogas.Â
The lowest shares of renewables were recorded in Belgium (14.3%), Luxembourg (14.7%), and Ireland (16.1%).Â
Gentle_Snail on
Thats actually lower than I would have expected.Â
shawndw on
That’s a huge win for the planet.
KilRevos on
EU in 2024: 25% renewables, 42.5% by 2030 — peak Brussels energy, where targets are bold, progress is optional, and accountability is renewable.
badgersruse on
Energy? Or electricity?
ButtSpelunker420 on
How much of it was Russian gas?
M0therN4ture on
Eclipsing both the US and China. Great job.
horseradishstalker on
I suspect renewables will gain ground long after people like Trump are long gone. Either that or the world will retreat into dystopian darkness and windmills become gods.Â
deeptut on
EDIT:
I just noticed it’s energy, not electricity, so my post is irrelevant
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In 2024, 25.2% of gross final energy consumption in the EU came from renewable sources, up by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2023. This share is 17.3 pp short of meeting the 2030 target (42.5%), which would require an annual average increase of 2.9 pp from 2025 to 2030.
Among the EU countries, Sweden recorded the highest share of its gross final energy consumption coming from renewable sources (62.8%). Sweden primarily relied on solid biomass, hydro and wind. Finland followed with 52.1%, relying on solid biomass, wind and hydro, while Denmark came in third with 46.8%, with most of its renewable energy sourced from solid biomass, wind and biogas.Â
The lowest shares of renewables were recorded in Belgium (14.3%), Luxembourg (14.7%), and Ireland (16.1%).Â
Thats actually lower than I would have expected.Â
That’s a huge win for the planet.
EU in 2024: 25% renewables, 42.5% by 2030 — peak Brussels energy, where targets are bold, progress is optional, and accountability is renewable.
Energy? Or electricity?
How much of it was Russian gas?
Eclipsing both the US and China. Great job.
I suspect renewables will gain ground long after people like Trump are long gone. Either that or the world will retreat into dystopian darkness and windmills become gods.Â
EDIT:
I just noticed it’s energy, not electricity, so my post is irrelevant
Germany 2024: 62.7%
[https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/ise/en/documents/press-releases/2025/0125_ISE_en_PR_electricity_generation2024.pdf](https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/ise/en/documents/press-releases/2025/0125_ISE_en_PR_electricity_generation2024.pdf)
>In Germany, net public electricity generation from renewable energy sources
>reached a record share of 62.7 percent in 2024. Solar power generation reached
>a new record of 72.2 terawatt hours in 2024, and the expansion of photovolta-
>ics continued to exceed the federal government’s targets.