In 2025, 47.3 per cent of the electricity generated in the European Union (EU) came from renewable energy sources. This represents a slight increase from 2024, when the share was 47.2 per cent.

Figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, showed that wind was the primary source of renewable electricity in the EU, accounting for 37.5 per cent of the total. 

Solar power came in second with 27.5 per cent, followed by hydro with 25.9 per cent. 

The remaining renewable electricity came from combustible renewable fuels (8.5 per cent) and geothermal and other energy sources (0.5 per cent).

Compared with 2024, solar power was the fastest-growing source, with a 24.6 per cent increase in 2025. In contrast, electricity generation from hydro power decreased by 11.8 per cent.

Among EU countries, the highest shares of electricity from renewable sources were generated in Denmark (92.4 per cent, mostly wind), Austria (83.1 per cent, mostly hydro) and Portugal (82.9 per cent, mostly hydro and wind).

In contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Malta (16.2 per cent), Czechia (16.6 per cent) and Slovakia (17.8 per cent). -OGN/TradeArabia News Service