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According to recent data from Eurostat, the EU saw an increase in the share of renewable energy in transport in 2023 compared to 2022, while Cyprus's share remained largely unchanged.
In the EU, the renewable energy share in transport reached 10.8% in 2023, up by 1.2 percentage points from the previous year's 9.6%. Meanwhile, Cyprus saw a slight rise from 7.2% in 2022 to 7.3% in 2023. This marks a shift from earlier years when Cyprus saw more notable changes, including a jump from 2.6% to 3.3% in 2019 and then to 7.4% in 2020 before dropping to 7.2% in 2021.
The EU has set a target of 29% renewable energy in transport by 2030, but it is currently 18.2 percentage points behind its goal. To meet the target on time, an average annual increase of 2.6 percentage points is needed from now until 2030. However, the average annual increase from 2014 to 2023 has been just 0.43 percentage points, according to Eurostat.
In 2023, Sweden led the EU with the highest share of renewable energy in transport at 33.7%, already achieving its 2030 target. Finland followed with 20.7%, and the Netherlands and Austria had shares of 13.4% and 13.2%, respectively. On the other hand, Croatia (0.9%), Latvia (1.4%), and Greece (3.9%) had the lowest shares.
The countries with the largest increases in renewable energy use in transport between 2022 and 2023 were Sweden (+4.9 percentage points), Austria, and Portugal (both +2.5 percentage points). The biggest decreases occurred in Latvia (-1.7 percentage points), Croatia (-1.5 percentage points), and Romania (-0.9 percentage points).
