According to figures from Eurostat , the European Union's statistical office, the share of energy consumption from renewable energy reached 16% in 2014 . In 2004 , when the data was first recorded, the share of consumption provided by renewable energy was only 7% . The target to be reached by 2020 for the EU is a share of 20 percent energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy, the Eurostat noted. The figures show that Sweden has the highest percentage of renewable energy at 20% , followed by UK and Finland with 8.5% while in the UK the share was only 7% ; the Eurostat is targeting a 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 .
According to figures from Eurostat , the European Union's statistical office, the share of energy consumption from renewable energy reached 16% in 2014 . In 2004 , when the data was first recorded, the share of consumption provided by renewable energy was only 7% . The figures show that Sweden has the highest percentage of renewable energy at 20% , followed by UK and Finland with 8.5% while in the UK the share was only 7% ; the Eurostat is targeting a 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 .