Renewable Energy Share Across EU Member States
Renewables as share of total energy consumption
The renewable energy share measures how much of total final energy consumption comes from wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and other clean sources. It is central to the EU's REPowerEU agenda and the 2030 target of at least 42.5% renewable share across the bloc. Higher renewable penetration reduces dependence on fossil fuel imports, lowers carbon emissions, and increasingly delivers cheaper electricity as costs fall.
All 27 EU Member States Ranked
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What This Indicator Means
The EU set a binding target of at least 42.5% renewable energy share by 2030 under the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). Progress has been uneven: Nordic states and some Baltic countries already exceed 50%, while fossil-fuel-dependent economies in Central and Eastern Europe remain well below 30%. The REPowerEU plan, developed in response to the Ukraine energy crisis, added urgency to the transition.
The costs of wind and solar have fallen by over 80% in the past decade, making new renewables cheaper than new fossil fuel capacity in most EU markets. This cost decline is reshaping energy investment patterns rapidly, though grid infrastructure and storage remain bottlenecks to absorbing higher shares of variable generation.
For businesses, the renewable share determines the carbon intensity of grid electricity, which is increasingly material for supply chain decarbonisation commitments and the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. For investors, renewable energy infrastructure offers stable, long-duration cash flows backed by EU policy support — a rare combination in a low-yield environment.