Europe's bioenergy capacity that year. By comparison, the United Kingdom ranked second with a bioenergy capacity of 7.3 gigawatts.
In 2021, Germany had the greatest installed capacity of bioenergy in Europe, at 10,449 gigawatts. This represented 25 percent of Bioenergy capacity in Europe in 2021, by country (in megawatts)
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Statistics on Renewable energy in Europe
Europe overview
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- Basic Statistic Renewable energy shares in energy consumption in the European Union 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Renewable energy mix in the European Union 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption in the European Union 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption in Europe 2015-2021, by country
Wind energy
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- Premium Statistic Installed wind power capacity in Europe 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Cumulative offshore wind power capacity in Europe 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Cumulative capacity of offshore wind energy in Europe 2020, by sea basin
- Premium Statistic Total installed wind power capacity in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Capacity additions of offshore wind power in Europe 2000-2020
- Basic Statistic Capacity additions in offshore wind power in Europe 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Wind power electricity production in the European Union (EU-27) 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Wind power electricity production in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
Solar energy
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- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative capacity in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Solar PV cumulative capacity in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Net capacity of solar PV installed in the European Union (EU-27) 2017-2021
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- Premium Statistic Solar photovoltaic electricity production in the European Union (EU-27) 2021
Hydropower
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Bioenergy and waste energy
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- Basic Statistic Bioenergy capacity in Europe 2010-2021
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- Basic Statistic Energy production from biogas in the European Union (EU) 2013-2021
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- Basic Statistic Installed waste energy capacity in Europe 2010-2021
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IRENA. "Bioenergy capacity in Europe in 2021, by country (in megawatts)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122093/europe-bioenergy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA. (2022). Bioenergy capacity in Europe in 2021, by country (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122093/europe-bioenergy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA. "Bioenergy Capacity in Europe in 2021, by Country (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122093/europe-bioenergy-capacity-by-country/
IRENA, Bioenergy capacity in Europe in 2021, by country (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122093/europe-bioenergy-capacity-by-country/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Bioenergy capacity in Europe in 2021, by country (in megawatts) [Graph], IRENA, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122093/europe-bioenergy-capacity-by-country/