IE · 2008 · nrg_ind_ren

Share of energy from renewable sources

Ireland, 2008

Share of energy from renewable sources
1.3%
Ireland, 2008
▲ 159.4% vs 2007 (0.5%)
Analysis

In 2008, Ireland's share of energy from renewable sources increased by 159.4% compared to 2007, reaching 1.3%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.1%.

Ireland ranks 20th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#20 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2008
31.6%
EU-27: 4.1%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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