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 published , the share of consumption provided by renewable energy was 8.5 % . The figures show that Sweden has the highest share of renewable energy at 52.6 % , followed by Latvia and Finland with 38.7 % while in the UK the share was only 7 % ; the EU is expecting a 20 % share of energy from renewable energy 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 8.5%. The figures show that Sweden has the highest percentage of renewable energy at 52.6%, followed by Latvia and Finland with 38.7% while in the UK the share was only 7%; the EU is targeting a 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020.