Denmark: Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Denmark's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) did not change 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 39.5% to 39.5%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +1.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.2 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.8 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.49 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 45.48% for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.13%, against 4.13% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2021, Denmark had the 38th highest value of the 141 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Denmark in the 2021 ranking

• Albania — 35th of 141: 41.9%
• Pakistan — 36th of 141: 41.6%
• Montenegro — 37th of 141: 39.6%
• Ghana — 39th of 141: 39%
• Estonia — 40th of 141: 38%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 41st of 141: 36.6%

What this measures

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) in nearby economies

• Albania — 41.9% (2021)
• Andorra — 18.7% (2022)
• Armenia — 9.1% (2021)
• Austria — 36% (2021)
• Azerbaijan — 1.3% (2021)
• Belarus — 8.2% (2021)
• Belgium — 11.7% (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 36.6% (2021)
• Bulgaria

More environment data for Denmark

• Population in largest city — 1.4 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 26.24% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.4 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 23.31% (2025)
• Rural population — 670,272 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 11.15% (2025)
• Urban population — 5.34 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 88.85% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 28,411 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Denmark's renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)?

39.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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