IE · 2017 · nrg_ind_ren
Main indicators - share of renewable energy
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's main indicators increased by 14.5% compared to 2016, reaching 10.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 18.4%.
Ireland ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 49.7% (from 7.0% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.