Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
Renewable energy in the Netherlands - statistics & facts
Over the last decade, renewable energy consumption has increased considerably in the Netherlands. From 2010 to 2022, the gross inland consumption of renewables more than doubled, reaching 8,5 million metric tons of oil equivalent in the latter year. Renewable energy capacity in the country has grown rapidly in the last few years due to the expansion of wind and solar installations. In 2023, there were a total of 35.6 gigawatts of renewable power installed across the Netherlands. Although the country has made significant progress in the last years, it still remain behind other countries in the European Union in terms of renewable energy consumption shares. In 2023, the share of renewables in the Netherland's gross final energy consumption reached 17.4 percent, below the EU average of 24.6 percent.
