Eurostat: nearly half of EU electricity comes from renewables, Czechia lags well behind

In the first quarter of this year, 45.5 percent of electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources. This represents an increase compared with the same quarter of 2025, when the share stood at 42.7 percent, said EU statistical office Eurostat. Denmark leads the ranking, producing the vast majority of its electricity from these sources, while Czechia is at the bottom of the table.

Czechia generates 12.7 percent of its electricity from renewables. Malta ranks second from bottom, with 13 percent of its electricity generated from renewables. Slovakia produces 17.2 percent of its electricity from these sources.

Denmark generates 90 percent of its electricity from renewables, predominantly from wind power. It is followed by Portugal, where the share of energy generated from renewables reaches 82.9 percent, mainly due to hydropower. Lithuania ranks third, with 75.7 percent of its electricity generated from renewables. As in Denmark, wind power dominates in Lithuania.

Wind power was the main source of renewable electricity in the EU, accounting for 44.9 percent of electricity generated from renewables. Year on year, this share rose from 42.3 percent last year.

Hydropower ranked second with a 28 percent share, followed by solar energy with a 17.3 percent share. The remaining renewable electricity came from combustible renewable fuels (9.4 percent) and geothermal energy and other sources (0.4 percent), Eurostat said.