Sweden, Finland, Latvia: Which EU countries use the most renewable energy?
Eurostat's 2021 results show a small drop after the pandemic, but wind and solar power are now on a major growth spurt.
More than a fifth of energy used in the European Union in 2021 came from renewables, new data shows.
Solar, wind and other ‘green’ sources contributed 21.8 per cent to the EU’s total energy consumption, according to Eurostat.
This was a 0.3 per cent drop on 2020; the first decrease ever recorded. Experts say it was due to a surge in energy use after pandemic lockdowns were lifted.
But the report shows that Europe’s energy infrastructure is still heading in the right direction, spurred on by recent global events.
Last month, the International Energy Agency revealed that the world is set to add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the last 20.
Almost 22 per cent of the EU's energy came from renewable sources in 2021.“Renewables were already expanding quickly, but the global energy crisis has kicked them into an extraordinary new phase of even faster growth as countries seek to capitalise on their energy security benefits,” explained IEA executive director Fatih Birol.
So Eurostat’s 2022 figures are sure to tell a more promising story. Here’s what we know about the EU’s energy consumption in the meantime.
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Why European countries are using the most renewables?
Sweden once again topped the list as the EU country with the highest share of renewable energy in 2021.
The Nordic nation got almost two thirds (63 per cent) of its energy from renewable sources that year - mainly from biomass, hydropower, wind, heat pumps and liquid biofuels. Though it’s a promising figure, some campaigners argue that bioenergy - burning waste from forests, for example - is not really renewable.
Next on the list was Finland, another heavily forested country, with a 43 per cent share. Latvia came third with a 42 per cent share which mostly came from biomass and hydropower.
Estonia, Austria and Denmark followed, with 38 per cent, 36 per cent and 35 per cent of their energy coming from renewables respectively. These countries have high amounts of hydropower and wind in their energy mixes.
63 per cent of Sweden's energy came from renewables in 2021, making it the greenest EU country by this metric.But when it comes to European countries more broadly, two non-EU countries are still well ahead.
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