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Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption

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This indicator provides the share of renewable energies based on the final energy consumption of a country.

Data host: 

Eurostat

Unit of Measurement: 

Percentage (%)

Link to Data: 

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do [2]

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Statistical office [3]

Geographical Level: 

  • National [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • OECD Green Growth Indicators [5]
  • WikiProgress.Stat for Healthy Societies [6]
  • Europe 2020 Indicators [7]
  • Environment Policy Review (EPR) 2009 Indicators [8]
  • EU Eurostat SDI Indicators [9]
  • European System of Social Indicators [10]
  • Eurostat Resource Efficiency Scoreboard [11]
  • EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators [12]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Complete methodology available [13]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Share of renewable energy in electricity [14]
Relationship explanation: 
Renewable energy on gross final energy consumption is focusing on the total final energy and not singular on electricity.
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Share of renewable energy in fuel consumption of transport       [15]
Relationship explanation: 
This indicator is focusing on renewable energy in fuel as one aspect of energy consumption.
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Share of renewable energy in heating and cooling [16]
Relationship explanation: 
This indicator is focusing on renewable energy in heating and cooling as one aspect of energy consumption.
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Final electricity consumption by sector [17]
Relationship explanation: 
Electricity is one aspect of final energy consumption. Each indicator is calculated by sector.
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Electricity generated from renewable sources       [18]
Relationship explanation: 
The indicator electricity generation (as one aspect of energy) is on the production side while the indicator on energy consumption is on the usage of energy side.
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Primary energy consumption [19]
Relationship explanation: 
The Headline Indicator Primary energy consumption is in a relation to the "Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption".
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita [20]
Relationship explanation: 
The Headline Indicator Greenhouse gas emissions per capita is in a relation to the "Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption".
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Resource Efficiency Scoreboard [21]
Type of relation: 
Aggregated indicator which includes the component

Temporal Coverage: 

2004 to 2013

Frequency of Updates: 

  • annualy [22]

Indicator developer: 

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union

Link to Methodology: 

Indicator Profile (ESMS) [23]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Aggregate [24]

Data quality assesment: 

  • Assessed by statistical office [25]

Publishing delay: 

  • 1-3 years [26]

Link to data quality assessment: 

Indicator Profile (ESMS) [23]

Contribution to the green economy: 

"The use of renewable energy sources is seen as a key element in energy policy, reducing the dependence on fuel imported from non-EU countries, reducing emissions from fossil fuel sources, and decoupling energy costs from oil prices." (Eurostat, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/data/shares, 2015-03-24)

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [27]
Potential misinterpretation: 
The share of renewable energy sources does not give the overall view of greenhouse gas emissions of a country (e.g. per capita). It provides information on the share of energy production which is only one of different emitter of greenhouse gas emissions.
Related Indicator: 
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita [20]
Potential misinterpretation: 
The share of renewable energy may increase while the energy consumption of non renewable energy may still increase in total.
Related Indicator: 
Total energy consumption — outlook from EEA [28]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the share of renewables increasing whilst the greenhouse gas emissions are declining, but nuclear energy (and its waste production) is increasing too?
Related Indicator: 
Nuclear energy and waste production [29]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption increasing, but energy imports (of potentially not-renewables) are increasing too?
Related Indicator: 
Energy imports, net (% of energy use) [30]
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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/share-renewable-energy-gross-final-energy-consumption

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/942
[2] http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=0&language=en&pcode=t2020_31&tableSelection=1
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/45
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/90
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/95
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/72
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/66
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/67
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/74
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/indicator-set/eurostat-resource-efficiency-scoreboard
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/65
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/34
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/share-renewable-energy-electricity
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/share-renewable-energy-fuel-consumption-transport-%C2%A0%C2%A0-%C2%A0%C2%A0
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/share-renewable-energy-heating-and-cooling
[17] https://measuring-progress.eu/final-electricity-consumption-sector
[18] https://measuring-progress.eu/electricity-generated-renewable-sources-%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0-%C2%A0
[19] https://measuring-progress.eu/primary-energy-consumption
[20] https://measuring-progress.eu/greenhouse-gas-emissions-capita
[21] https://measuring-progress.eu/resource-efficiency-scoreboard
[22] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/17
[23] http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/EN/t2020_31_esmsip.htm
[24] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/28
[25] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/38
[26] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/25
[27] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[28] https://measuring-progress.eu/total-energy-consumption-%E2%80%94-outlook-eea
[29] https://measuring-progress.eu/nuclear-energy-and-waste-production
[30] https://measuring-progress.eu/energy-imports-net-energy-use