Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes was 123,619 Megawatt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Megawatt.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 123,619 Megawatt for electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 125,124 Megawatt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96,056 Megawatt, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Megawatt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96,056 Megawatt | — |
| 1991 | 97,103 Megawatt | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 98,476 Megawatt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 99,453 Megawatt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 100,185 Megawatt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 103,561 Megawatt | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 104,067 Megawatt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 104,792 Megawatt | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 105,493 Megawatt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 106,553 Megawatt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 107,746 Megawatt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 107,930 Megawatt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 108,553 Megawatt | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 108,983 Megawatt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 110,588 Megawatt | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 112,089 Megawatt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 112,412 Megawatt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 112,780 Megawatt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 113,486 Megawatt | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 114,445 Megawatt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 115,191 Megawatt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 116,675 Megawatt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 117,353 Megawatt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 118,269 Megawatt | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 118,912 Megawatt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 120,440 Megawatt | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 121,799 Megawatt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 122,449 Megawatt | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 122,513 Megawatt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 122,917 Megawatt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 123,213 Megawatt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 123,494 Megawatt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 124,839 Megawatt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 125,124 Megawatt | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 123,619 Megawatt | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,574 Megawatt | 96,056 Megawatt | 106,553 Megawatt | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,901 Megawatt | 107,746 Megawatt | 114,445 Megawatt | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,652 Megawatt | 115,191 Megawatt | 122,917 Megawatt | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,058 Megawatt | 123,213 Megawatt | 125,124 Megawatt | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 123,619 Megawatt in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 125,124 Megawatt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,056 Megawatt in 1990.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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