EU renewable energy use reaches 24.5% with Sweden leading consumption

Renewable energy use in the EU reached a record 24.5% last year, but this growth is not sufficient to meet the 2030 target of 42.5%. Spain is the only major economy in the EU exceeding the average. Sweden leads EU countries in renewable energy consumption at 57.5%, followed by Finland at 50.8% and Denmark at 44.9%. Albania, an EU candidate, also has a high rate at over 46%. Luxembourg, Belgium, and Malta reported the lowest shares of renewable energy use. Despite this, Malta increased its renewable energy consumption by over 10% in the past decade, along with several other countries.