Least developed countries vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Least developed countries
0.0026 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0365 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Least developed countries rank
45th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
46th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Least developed countries
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-0.0200.020.04199020052021

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.0365 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 kWh per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0339 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 13.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 45th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th of 47 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s -0.009 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0046 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0025 kWh per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0041 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0234 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0193 kWh per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0039 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0417 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0379 kWh per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Least developed countries or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0365 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0026 kWh per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Least developed countries and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0339 kWh per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Least developed countries and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Least developed countries ranks 45th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.