Since 2017, wind power stands as the main renewable source in the European Union's electricity mix. In 2022, electricity from wind power accounted for 38.9 percent of the EU's renewable mix. Hydropower was the major renewable source in the EU's electricity mix in the prior years. By comparison, ocean and geothermal power were the renewable sources with the lowest electricity generation in the region in 2022, with 0.5 and 6.4 terawatt hours, respectively.
Renewable electricity mix in the European Union from 2013 to 2022, by energy source
(in terawatt hours)
Characteristic
Wind power
Hydraulic power
Biomass
Solar power
Geothermal
Ocean energies
2013
236.6
369.5
157.5
85.6
5.9
0.4
2014
251.6
374
166.1
96.5
6.2
0.5
2015
301.9
341.1
177.8
107.9
6.5
0.5
2016
302.9
350.1
180.4
110.8
6.6
0.1
2017
361.9
300.2
184.4
119.4
6.7
0.5
2018
377.4
349.8
189.3
127.8
6.7
0.5
2019*
367.2
320.3
160.2
123.8
6.7
0.5
2020
397.5
347.2
163.2
145.1
6.7
0.5
2021
386.7
348.3
175.3
164.3
6.5
0.5
2022
421.3
276.2
169.4
210.3
6.4
0.5
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