Renewable energy is the main source of electricity generation in Denmark. In 2021, more than 95 petajoules of renewable electricity were produced in the country, of which roughly 58 petajoules was generated from wind. Coal was the main fossil fuel used in Denmark, accounting for the generation of almost 16 petajoules of electricity that year.
Electricity generation in Denmark in 2021, by fuel (in terajoules)
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Energistyrelsen. (November 30, 2022). Electricity generation in Denmark in 2021, by fuel (in terajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015279/electricity-production-in-denmark-by-fuel/
Energistyrelsen. "Electricity generation in Denmark in 2021, by fuel (in terajoules) ." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015279/electricity-production-in-denmark-by-fuel/
Energistyrelsen. (2022). Electricity generation in Denmark in 2021, by fuel (in terajoules) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015279/electricity-production-in-denmark-by-fuel/
Energistyrelsen. "Electricity Generation in Denmark in 2021, by Fuel (in Terajoules) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015279/electricity-production-in-denmark-by-fuel/
Energistyrelsen, Electricity generation in Denmark in 2021, by fuel (in terajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015279/electricity-production-in-denmark-by-fuel/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Electricity generation in Denmark in 2021, by fuel (in terajoules) [Graph], Energistyrelsen, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015279/electricity-production-in-denmark-by-fuel/