EU records significant drop in share of renewable energy in transport

Recently published data from the EU’s statistical office Eurostat point to a sharp drop in the share of renewable energy consumed in the transport sector in 2021. Nearly all EU countries recorded a decline, caused primarily by a change in the methodology for calculating biofuel consumption.

According to Eurostat, only four of the 27 member states - Croatia, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania - managed to increase the share of energy from renewable sources compared with 2020, while all the other countries saw a downward trend. Ireland fared worst, with the share of renewable energy in the transport sector falling by more than half. The news was reported by Euractiv.

Hungary also saw a sharp decline, dropping from a 11,6% share to 6,2 %. Other countries in Central and Eastern Europe also recorded significant declines - to 20,2 % in the Czech Republic, 13,8 % in Poland and 10,2 % in Romania. Germany’s share of renewable energy in transport fell by a fifth, from 10 % to 8 %. France, meanwhile, recorded a more moderate decline of 11 %.