In 2015, renewable sources accounted for 9.4% of gross final energy consumption in Cyprus, up from 8.9% the previous year.

In 2004, the first year for which the data are available, the share of renewable sources was 3.1%.

In 2015, the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy reached 16.7% in the European Union (EU), nearly double 2004 (8.5%).

The countries with the lowest shares of energyfrom renewable sources were Luxembourg and Malta (each 5%), the Netherlands (5.8%), Belgium (7.9%) and the United Kingdom (8.2%).

The highest figures were in Sweden (53.9%), Finland (39.3%), Latvia (37.6%) and Austria (22%).

For the year 2020, Cyprus has set a target of increasing the share of energy from renewable sources to 13% of gross final energy consumption.

Source: Cyprus Mail