Netherlands Solar Share of Electricity by Year 2010-2025

About This Dataset

The percentage of Dutch electricity generation supplied by solar power in each year from 2010 to 2025, from Ember Yearly Electricity Data. The Netherlands has one of the highest solar shares in the world despite its northern latitude, a result of dense rooftop installation rather than unusually strong sunshine.

✨ AI Insight

The Netherlands went from a rounding error to a fifth of its electricity in fifteen years: solar supplied 0.05 percent of Dutch power in 2010 and 21.1 percent in 2025, a 422-fold increase. Unlike most energy series, it never went backwards - all 15 year-on-year changes are increases. The steepest single year is 2022, up 4.5 points, followed by 2025 at 3.3 points; growth slowed to 1.5 points in 2024 before picking up again. In absolute terms solar rose from 0.06 TWh to 28.5 TWh, while total Dutch generation grew only from 118 TWh to 135 TWh. Solar therefore added more output than the whole increase in generation, displacing other sources as well as meeting new demand.

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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2025 leads with 21 in 2010-2025.

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Average value in 2010-2025: 6 · median: 3.

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Gap in 2010-2025: 2025 is 422.4× larger than 2010.