47% of EU’s electricity came from renewables in 2025

In 2025, 47.3% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources. This represents a slight increase from 2024, when the share was 47.2%.

Wind was the primary source of renewable electricity in the EU, accounting for 37.5% of the total. Solar power came in second with 27.5%, followed by hydro with 25.9%. The remaining renewable electricity came from combustible renewable fuels (8.5%) and geothermal and other energy sources (0.5%).

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

Source dataset: nrg_cb_pem

Denmark, Austria and Portugal take the lead

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

In contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Malta (16.2%), Czechia (16.6%) and Slovakia (17.8%).

Source dataset: nrg_cb_pem