Fossil fuel accounted for 42 percent of Europe's electricity generation in 2021. This was a slight increase from the previous year. However, in the period of consideration, figures presented a trend of decline, falling from a high of 56.2 percent in 2007 to the a low of 41.3 percent in 2020.
Fossil fuel share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021
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Ember. (March 30, 2022). Fossil fuel share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313311/fossil-fuel-power-generation-share-in-europe/
Ember. "Fossil fuel share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313311/fossil-fuel-power-generation-share-in-europe/
Ember. (2022). Fossil fuel share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313311/fossil-fuel-power-generation-share-in-europe/
Ember. "Fossil Fuel Share in Electricity Generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313311/fossil-fuel-power-generation-share-in-europe/
Ember, Fossil fuel share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313311/fossil-fuel-power-generation-share-in-europe/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Fossil fuel share in electricity generation in Europe from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Ember, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313311/fossil-fuel-power-generation-share-in-europe/