How the numbers were computed

For the story Renewable electricity.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country nrg_ind_ren:A.REN_ELC.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

79.6 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 90.8 − 11.2 = 79.6. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

90.8: Austria, 2025 nrg_ind_ren:A.REN_ELC.PC.AT@2025 · request r1
11.2: Malta, 2025 nrg_ind_ren:A.REN_ELC.PC.MT@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country nrg_ind_ren:A.REN_ELC.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

All energy

Ranks, all energy

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Germany and France, at 23.9% each, are both 14th, and Bulgaria is 16th.

27 values, one per country nrg_ind_ren:A.REN.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

50.5 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 65.4 − 14.9 = 50.5. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

65.4: Sweden, 2025 nrg_ind_ren:A.REN.PC.SE@2025 · request r2
14.9: Belgium, 2025 nrg_ind_ren:A.REN.PC.BE@2025 · request r2