Share of renewable energy in final energy consumption

The share of renewable energy . This was 2% higher than in 2022. The Dutch share of renewable energy is historically substantially lower than the EU average (see graph). Renewable energy consumption rose from . This increase was mainly due to increases in wind energy and solar power: wind energy increased by a quarter and solar power increased by 17% compared with a year earlier. The largest share of renewable energy (106 PJ) comes from biomass, but its 2023 share was more than 3% lower than a year earlier. This was mainly because 31% less biomass was co-fired at power stations. The decrease in total final energy consumption also contributed to the increase in the share of renewable energy.

The 2030 estimate for the share of renewable energy is 33.4% [29.9–36.9%], based on the proposed and agreed policy. The (new) EU target for the Netherlands (39%) falls outside the range of the estimate. The chance of this target being achieved in 2030 is estimated to be very low, .