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Latvia registered highest proportion of renewable energy use in EU in 2009
Alla Petrova, BC, Riga, 14.04.2011.
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Print versionIn 2009, Latvia registered the highest proportion of renewable energy use in the European Union, according to data from the European Union's statistics office Eurostat. 36.5% of the energy consumed in Latvia was renewable in 2009.
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Sweden had the second highest proportion of renewable energy use in the EU in 2009 – 34.4%, followed by Austria – 23.2%.
On the other hand, the lowest proportion of renewable energy use is in Luxembourg – 2.8%, followed by Great Britain – 3%, and Cyprus – 3.5%. Malta is the only EU country were renewable energy is not produced at all.
The proportion of renewable energy use in Lithuania in 2009 was 10.5%, but in Estonia – 13.5%.
The total proportion of renewable energy use in the whole EU was 9% in 2009, compared to 5.4% in 1999.
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