Greece Key Figures
- Population:
- 10.6 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 5.91 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 24.1%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 78.2 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 4.75 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 10.1%
* at purchasing power parity
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Total Energy Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita is 1.9 toe in 2022 (40% below the EU average), including around 4 500 kWh of electricity (20% below the EU average).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
Total energy consumption has increased by 5% since 2020 to 20.7 Mtoe in 2022, after an 11% drop in 2020.
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Crude Oil Production
All crude oil is imported (28 Mt in 2022). The main suppliers are Iraq (44%), Kazakhstan (17%), Libya (16%), and Saudi Arabia (10%) (2022). Until 2021, Russia was one of the top three exporters to Greece. Its exports dropped drastically in 2022 (-73%).
Greece has 4 refineries with a total capacity of around 0.5 mb/d. Helpe holds 3 refineries: Aspropyrgos (148 kb/d), Thessaloniki (93 kb/d), and Elefsis (106 kb/d).
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Oil Products Consumption
The consumption of oil products increased by 12% in 2022 to 11.6 Mt in 2022, after a 2% progression in 2021. It decreased slightly between 2013 and 2019 and dropped by 11% in 2020. It had increased regularly from 1990 until a peak at 18 Mt in 2007 (close to 2%/year on average), before falling by 36% between 2008 and 2013 because of the economic crisis.
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Interactive Chart Greece Refined Oil Products Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
Natural gas consumption decreased by almost 20% in 2022 to 5.2 bcm, after a rapid rise from 2015 to 2021. It increased strongly between its introduction in 1997 and 2011 and subsequently fell at a pace of about 14%/year until 2014 due to the economic crisis and the decrease in power generation.
The electricity sector absorbs 73% of the total gas consumption, industry (including non-energy uses) 13%, and buildings 10%.
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
Interactive Chart Greece Natural Gas Domestic Consumption
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Coal Consumption
Lignite consumption reached an all-time high in 2004 (72 Mt) and has been falling since then to 14 Mt in 2022. Nearly all the lignite consumption is used by the electricity sector and the current decrease in demand is explained by changes in the power mix (rising gas-fired and renewable generation).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
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Power Consumption
Electricity consumption decreased by 8% to 47.5 TWh in 2022. It has been generally decreasing since a peak at 60 TWh in 2008.
Households and services are the largest consumers of electricity (35% and 32%, respectively), followed by industry (24%).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2022, %)
Renewable in % Electricity Production
The national target, according to the EU Directive on renewables, of 18% of renewables in the final energy consumption in 2020 has been exceeded by almost 4 pp (21.7% in 2020); the share for renewable electricity was set at 40% (36% achieved in 2020).
Interactive Chart Greece Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
Total net GHG emissions rebounded by 2.8% in 2021 to 72 Mt CO2-eq. They halved between 2007 and 2020 (of which -13% in 2020), following the economic recession. In 2021, they were 29% below their 1990 level.
The National Climate Law (2022) set targets to reduce total GHG emissions by 55% by 2030, by 80% by 2040, and to reach net zero emissions by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels). This is higher than the targets set in the NECP (reduction of over 42% in 2030 compared to 1990 and more than 56% compared to 2005).