Power production breakdown in the Netherlands 2021, by source

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 25, 2023
Natural gas is the most used source for electricity production in the Netherlands. In 2021, 44.6 percent of total electricity generation was gas-based. By comparison, wind power ranked second with 15 percent. That year, nearly 63 percent of electricity production in the Netherlands was derived from fossil fuels.

Distribution of electricity generation in the Netherlands in 2021, by source

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February 2022

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Netherlands

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Figures were rounded and therefore may not sum up to 100.

Solar includes both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic generation.
Bioenergy includes generation from combustible renewables and may include waste generation (renewable and non-renewable).
Other fossil includes oil and petroleum products generation, as well as manufactured gases.

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