Denmark
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
35.6 TWh- Coal generation · #62 of 203 0.9 2.5%
- Other fossil generation · #58 of 205 1.7 4.9%
- Gas generation · #101 of 202 0.5 1.5%
- Nuclear generation · #33 of 200 0 0%
- Hydro generation · #146 of 204 0 <0.1%
- Solar generation · #41 of 205 4.6 12.8%
- Bioenergy generation · #18 of 205 7.6 21.4%
- Wind generation · #18 of 203 20.3 56.9%
- Other renewables generation · #28 of 182 0 0%
Since 1990
Table · 36 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 20.3 | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 20.5 | 0 | 35.2 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 19.4 | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 35.2 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 0 | 32.9 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 16.3 | 0 | 28.6 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 16.2 | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 13.9 | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 14.8 | 0 | 30.9 |
| 2016 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2015 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 14.1 | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2014 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2013 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2012 | 10.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 2011 | 14 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2010 | 17 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2009 | 17.7 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2008 | 17.5 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2007 | 19.9 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2006 | 24.6 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2005 | 15.5 | 2 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2004 | 18.7 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2003 | 25.3 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 0 | 46 |
| 2002 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2001 | 17.8 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2000 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 0 | 35.9 |
| 1999 | 20.1 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 1998 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 1997 | 28.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 1996 | 39.7 | 6 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0 | 53.4 |
| 1995 | 27.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 1994 | 33.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0 | 40.4 |
| 1993 | 29.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 1992 | 27 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 1991 | 33.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 36.4 |
| 1990 | 23.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 25.9 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity1.8 GW2025 · #15 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0.4 GW2025 · #55 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand43 TWh2025 · #62 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports7.4 TWh2025 · #14 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity1.1 GW2025 · #78 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0 GW2025 · #134 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0 GW2025 · #32 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0.7 GW2025 · #55 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other renewables capacity0.2 GW2025 · #11 of 182 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions4.3 MtCO2e2025 · #89 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity119.6 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #174 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity5.1 GW2025 · #34 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity16.7 GW2025 · #46 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation35.6 TWh2025 · #69 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity7.6 GW2025 · #17 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11