Renewable energy mix in the European Union 2013-2021
Since 2017, wind power stands as the main renewable source in the European Union's electricity mix. In 2021, electricity from wind power accounted for 35.8 percent of the EU's renewable mix. Hydropower was the major renewable source in the EU's electricity mix in the prior years. By comparison, ocean and geothermal power were the renewable sources with the lowest electricity generation in the region in 2021, with 0.5 and 6.5 terawatt hours, respectively.
