Germany is Europe's largest consumer of renewable energy. In 2022, consumption of renewables in the country amounted to 2.45 exajoules, up from 1.83 exajoules in 2015. By comparison, the Netherlands consumed 0.51 exajoules worth of renewable energy in 2022.
Renewable energy consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by country (in exajoules)
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Renewable energy consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by country (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332500/renewable-energy-consumption-in-selected-countries-in-europe/
Energy Institute. "Renewable energy consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by country (in exajoules)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332500/renewable-energy-consumption-in-selected-countries-in-europe/
Energy Institute. (2023). Renewable energy consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by country (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332500/renewable-energy-consumption-in-selected-countries-in-europe/
Energy Institute. "Renewable Energy Consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by Country (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332500/renewable-energy-consumption-in-selected-countries-in-europe/
Energy Institute, Renewable energy consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by country (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332500/renewable-energy-consumption-in-selected-countries-in-europe/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Renewable energy consumption in Europe in 2015 and 2022, by country (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/332500/renewable-energy-consumption-in-selected-countries-in-europe/