In 2015, the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy reached 16.7% in the European Union, nearly double 2004 (8.5%), the first year for which the data are available, data from EUROSTAT showed on March 14.

The share of renewables in gross final consumption of energy is one of the headline indicators of the Europe 2020 strategy. The target to be reached by 2020 for the EU is a share of 20% energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy. Ho...