Renewable electricity; production and capacity

This table contains information about the Dutch production of renewable electricity, the number of installations used and the installed capacity of these installations. During production, a distinction is made between normalised gross production and non-standard gross and net production without normalisation.

Production of electricity is shown in million kilowatt hours and as a percentage of total electricity consumption in the Netherlands. The production of renewable electricity is compared with total electricity consumption and not against total electricity production. This choice is due to European conventions.

The data is broken down according to the type of energy source and the technique used to obtain the electricity. A distinction is made between four main categories: hydro power, wind energy, solar power and biomass.

Data available from: 1990.

Status of the figures:
This table contains definite figures until 2023, and revised provisional figures for 2024.

Changes as of November 2025:
Figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated.

Changes as of July 2025:
Figures for the number of installations and capacity for solar electricity have been adjusted. Compiling figures on solar electricity took more time than scheduled. Consequently, not all StatLine tables on energy contain the most recent 2024 data on production for solar electricity. This table contains the most recent data for number of solar installations and solar capacity, but outdated 2024 data on solar production. The most recent figures are 5 percent higher for 2024 solar electricity production. These most recent figures are available in these two tables (in Dutch):
- Zonnestroom; vermogen en vermogensklasse, bedrijven en woningen, regio
- Hernieuwbare energie; zonnestroom, windenergie, RES-regio
Next update of all StatLine tables covering solar production is scheduled in November 2025. From that moment all tables will be fully consistent again. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Changes as of June 6th 2025:
Figures for 2024 have been updated.

Changes as of March 10th 2025:
Figures added for 2024.

Changes as of January 2025:
Figures on the capacities of municipal waste and biogas are added for 2022 and 2023.

Changes as of November 2024:
Figures about capacity are now published.

Changes as of November 2024:
Figures for 2021- 2023 have been adjusted. 2022 is now definitive, 2023 stays revised provisional.Because of new insights for windmills regarding own electricity use and capacity, figures on 2021 have been revised.
The capacity of solar photovoltaic from 2022 onwards is equal tot the system capacity of the installation. This means the maximal capacity with respect to the panel or the inverter.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures on electricity output for the previous year are published each year in February. Revised provisional figures on electricity output for the previous year are published each year in June. Definite figures on electricity output for the previous year are published each year in December.