Electricity generated from renewable sources contributed more than 30
percent to the total electricity consumption in the EU in 2016, Eurostat
figures
show. Hydro power is the most important source, followed closely by
wind power and then solar power. In five countries, more than half of
electricity consumed was from renewable sources: Austria (73 percent),
Sweden (65 percent), Portugal and Denmark (both 54 percent) and Latvia
(51 percent).
Read more: One third of EU electricity from renewable sources
Read more: One third of EU electricity from renewable sources
