Progress
Fair progress but acceleration needed
Fair progress but acceleration needed

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
Year Value Units
2010 15.6 %
2011 15.0 %
2012 13.9 %
2013 15.3 %
2014 16.0 %
2015 14.5 %
2016 15.7 %
2017 14.4 %
2018 17.8 %
2019 17.8 %
2020 19.8 %
2021 20.2 %
2022 18.2 %
2023 20.4 %

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Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
Target

7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
Goal

7- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Definition

Renewable energy share in gross final energy consumption
Theoretical formula \[PER^{t} = \frac{ER^{t}}{CFE^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$ER^{t} =$ consumption of energy from renewable sources in the year $t$

$CFE^{t} =$ renewable energy share in gross final energy consumption in year $t$
Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/05/08
Metadata last updated 2025/06/18

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

The target “By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix” impacts all three dimensions of sustainable development.

Renewable energy technologies represent a major element in strategies for greening economies everywhere in the world and for tackling the critical global problem of climate change.

A number of definitions of renewable energy exist; what they have in common is highlighting as renewable all forms of energy that their consumption does not deplete their availability in the future. These include solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, geothermal sources, and bioenergy (in the case of bioenergy, which can be depleted, sources of bioenergy can be replaced withina short to medium-term frame).

Importantly, this indicator focuses on the amount of renewable energy actually consumed rather than the capacity for renewable energy production, which cannot always be fully utilized. By focusing on consumption by the end user, it avoids the distortions caused by the fact that conventional energy sources are subject to significant energy losses along the production chain.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
International results

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) EG_FEC_RNEW UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 7-2-1.pdf
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