Greece vs Netherlands: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Greece
49.7%
in 2025
Netherlands
54.2%
in 2025
Greece rank
82nd
Netherlands rank
79th
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 54.2% against 49.7% in Greece, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Greece ranks 82nd and Netherlands ranks 79th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 1.4% | Greece |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 10.3% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 16.7% | 7.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Greece or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 54.2% against 49.7% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Greece and Netherlands?
- 4.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Greece ranks 82nd and Netherlands ranks 79th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.