Nicosia: The share of renewable energy sources in gross electricity consumption in Cyprus stood at 27.5% in 2025, according to data published on Thursday by Eurostat.
According to Cyprus News Agency, Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest shares of renewables in electricity consumption in the EU. Lower rates were recorded by Malta, with 11.2%, Czechia, with 19.2%, Luxembourg, with 23.3%, and Slovakia, with 24.1%.
At the same time, the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption in Cyprus stood at 21.5% in 2025.
In the EU, renewable energy sources accounted for 49.9% of gross electricity consumption in 2025, marking an increase of 2.4 percentage points compared with 2024. The corresponding share stood at 15.9% in 2004, when the time series began.
Among EU countries, Sweden had the highest share of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources, at 65.4%. Sweden relied mainly on solid biomass, hydropower, and wind energy.
It was followed by Finland, with 53.0%, relying on solid biomass, wind, and hydropower, and Denmark, with 48.2%, where renewable energy comes mainly from solid biomass, wind energy, and biogas.
The lowest overall shares of renewable energy were recorded in Belgium, with 14.9%, Slovakia, with 16.3%, and Ireland, with 17.2%.