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Renewables accounted for 47.5% of electricity sources in the EU and 65.8% in Portugal in 2024

by AI | 14.Jan 2026 | Europe in brief AI

In Portugal, 65.8% of the electricity consumed in 2024 was produced from renewable sources, mainly hydro and wind, a share above the 47.5% EU average

PHOTO Damien MEYER / AFP

LUXEMBOURG – Almost half (47.5%) of the electricity consumed in 2024 in the European Union (EU) came from renewable sources, with Portugal in fourth place with 65.8%, according to data released today by Eurostat.
According to data from the EU’s statistical service, in 2024 renewable sources accounted for 47.5% of the bloc’s gross electricity consumption, an increase of 2.1 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023.
Eurostat highlights that this figure has almost tripled (30 pp) since the start of the time series in 2004, further reporting that the share stood at 15.9% in 2004, rose to 28.6% in 2014 and jumped to 47.5% in 2024.
Wind power (38.0% of the total) and hydropower (26.4%) accounted for almost two-thirds of the total electricity generated from renewable sources.
They were followed by solar energy, with a contribution of 23.4%, while solid biofuels and other renewable sources accounted for 5.8% and 6.4%, respectively.
Among the Member States, Austria recorded a 90.1% share of electricity consumption from renewable sources, mainly hydroelectric.
Sweden (88.1%, mainly hydroelectric and wind), Denmark (79.7%, mainly wind) and Portugal (65.8%, mainly hydro and wind) are the other countries with the highest share.
At the opposite end of the table – all with shares of renewable sources lower than 25% – are Malta (10.7%), Czech Republic (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (24.1% each) and Slovakia (24.9%). (14/01/26)