Netherlands
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
135 TWh- Coal generation · #32 of 203 9.6 7.1%
- Other fossil generation · #30 of 205 5.3 3.9%
- Gas generation · #33 of 202 47.1 34.9%
- Nuclear generation · #30 of 200 4 3%
- Hydro generation · #137 of 204 0.1 <0.1%
- Solar generation · #15 of 205 28.5 21.1%
- Bioenergy generation · #19 of 205 6.9 5.1%
- Wind generation · #13 of 203 33.7 25%
- 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 | 9.6 | 5.3 | 47.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 28.5 | 6.9 | 33.7 | 0 | 135 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 44.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 33.5 | 0 | 122.3 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 46.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 29.5 | 0 | 120 |
| 2022 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 47.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 21.6 | 0 | 120 |
| 2021 | 14.6 | 5.3 | 56.7 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 18.1 | 0 | 120.9 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 5 | 72.5 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 15.3 | 0 | 122 |
| 2019 | 17.7 | 4.9 | 70.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 0 | 120.1 |
| 2018 | 27.6 | 5.5 | 57.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 113.1 |
| 2017 | 31.4 | 6.1 | 57.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 0 | 116 |
| 2016 | 36.8 | 5.9 | 52.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 0 | 114 |
| 2015 | 39.4 | 6 | 45.8 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 0 | 109 |
| 2014 | 29.5 | 5.4 | 51.5 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5 | 5.8 | 0 | 102.1 |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 4.9 | 56.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6 | 5.6 | 0 | 100.6 |
| 2012 | 24.2 | 5.1 | 56.6 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 102.3 |
| 2011 | 21.4 | 5.3 | 69.5 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 0 | 112.6 |
| 2010 | 22.6 | 5 | 75.3 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 118.1 |
| 2009 | 24.3 | 4.1 | 68.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 0 | 112.4 |
| 2008 | 23.5 | 5.7 | 63.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0 | 106.2 |
| 2007 | 24.9 | 6 | 61 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 3.4 | 0 | 103.7 |
| 2006 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 57.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0 | 97.5 |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 6 | 57.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 98.5 |
| 2004 | 25 | 5.8 | 60 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 99.8 |
| 2003 | 26.6 | 5.9 | 55 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 95.5 |
| 2002 | 26 | 5.5 | 55.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 94.6 |
| 2001 | 25.5 | 5.6 | 53.8 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 92.1 |
| 2000 | 24.3 | 5.4 | 51.5 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 88.1 |
| 1999 | 21.9 | 5.8 | 51.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 85.2 |
| 1998 | 26.4 | 5.8 | 51.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 89.4 |
| 1997 | 24.4 | 5.6 | 50.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 85.1 |
| 1996 | 25.8 | 5.2 | 47.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 84.1 |
| 1995 | 27.4 | 4.9 | 42 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 79.8 |
| 1994 | 24.1 | 5.4 | 43.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 21.4 | 5.3 | 44.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 75.9 |
| 1992 | 22.6 | 5 | 43.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 75.8 |
| 1991 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 41 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 1990 | 25 | 4.8 | 36.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 70.7 |
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 capacity0.5 GW2025 · #32 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity3.5 GW2025 · #28 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand121 TWh2025 · #35 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports-14.1 TWh2025 · #198 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity14.9 GW2025 · #25 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0 GW2025 · #139 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0.5 GW2025 · #29 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity1.1 GW2025 · #45 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other renewables capacity0.4 GW2025 · #6 of 182 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions34.3 MtCO2e2025 · #38 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity253.7 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #145 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity25.9 GW2025 · #12 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity0 GW2025 · #191 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation135 TWh2025 · #33 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity11.8 GW2025 · #14 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11