In 2024, renewable energy sources accounted for 25.2% of the European Union’s gross final energy consumption, marking an increase of 0.7 percentage points compared with 2023, according to data released by Eurostat. While this growth reflects continued progress in the EU’s energy transition, it also highlights the scale of the challenge ahead. The bloc remains 17.3 percentage points short of its 2030 renewable energy target of 42.5%, requiring an average annual increase of 2.9 percentage points between 2025 and 2030.

Performance across member states continues to vary significantly. Sweden led the European Union in 2024, with renewables accounting for 62.8% of its energy consumption, followed by Finland at 52.1% and Denmark at 46.8%. These countries benefit from long-standing renewable policies, strong deployment of hydropower, wind, and bioenergy, and sustained investment in clean energy infrastructure.

By contrast, lower shares were recorded in Belgium (14.3%), Luxembourg (14.7%), and Ireland (16.1%), underscoring persistent disparities in national energy mixes and deployment capacity. The data illustrate that while the European Union is advancing toward a cleaner energy system, accelerating renewable deployment across all member states will be critical to meeting its 2030 climate and energy objectives.

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