Press release No. N 061 of 19 October 2021
- Federal Statistical Office publishes web page on the European Green Deal
- Sweden ranked first in the EU, with renewable energy sources accounting for 56.4% of its gross final energy consumption in 2019
- Germany ranked 16 across the EU with 17.4%; the EU average was 19.7%
WIESBADEN - Renewable energy sources have been increasingly used in all 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) over the last years. On average, renewable energy sources accounted for 19.7% of gross final energy consumption in the EU in 2019, up from 13.9% in 2009. To mark the European Statistics Day on 20 October 2021, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the Northern European countries are pioneers in transforming the energy systems. As early as in 2019, 56.4% of Sweden's gross final energy consumption was from renewable energy sources, which was top in the EU. According to data from Eurostat, the European statistical office, Germany's proportion grew from 10.9% to 17.4% between 2009 and 2019. Hence, Germany ranked 16 among the 27 EU Member States in 2019. The data can be found on the new European Green Deal theme page, which is part of the "Europe in figures" internet pages of the Federal Statistical Office.
