Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar and wind by country

Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.

Countries reporting
79
Highest
1,976.7%
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
-37.5%
Kuwait
Median
14.6%
Years covered
47
1979–2025
Data points
2,106

What the numbers show

Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar and wind is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 1,976.7% in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is -37.5% in Kuwait.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.6%, and the mean is 45.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 601,599.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 1,694.1%).

Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar and wind: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Trinidad and Tobago 1,976.7% 2025 up 455,866.0% volatile
2 Uzbekistan 120.8% 2025 up 240.6% volatile
3 North Macedonia 116.4% 2025 up 69.6% volatile
4 Oman 108.4% 2025 down 48.0% volatile
5 Saudi Arabia 78.6% 2025 volatile
6 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 74.9% 2025 up 346.9% volatile
7 Pakistan 74.1% 2025 down 4.7% volatile
8 Qatar 73.8% 2025 volatile
9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 57.8% 2025 up 299.4% volatile
10 Egypt 55.0% 2025 down 16.5% volatile
11 Hong Kong, China 53.9% 2025 up 130.8% volatile
12 Iraq 52.5% 2025 up 601,599.0% volatile
13 Indonesia 43.3% 2025 up 35.8% volatile
14 Sri Lanka 40.5% 2025 up 33.2% volatile
15 Latvia 37.0% 2025 down 18.7% volatile
16 Switzerland 34.4% 2025 up 13.6% volatile
17 Colombia 34.1% 2025 up 1,392.7% volatile
18 Israel 28.8% 2025 down 25.4% volatile
19 Croatia 28.4% 2025 up 146.0% volatile
20 Singapore 28.2% 2025 down 64.6% volatile
21 Azerbaijan 28.1% 2025 down 63.4% volatile
22 Lithuania 26.9% 2025 up 11.6% volatile
23 United Arab Emirates 25.7% 2025 up 840.5% volatile
24 China 25.3% 2025 up 11.1% volatile
25 Bangladesh 24.8% 2025 up 70.4% volatile
26 India 24.7% 2025 up 544.1% volatile
27 Türkiye 23.8% 2025 down 38.7% volatile
28 Peru 21.3% 2025 down 73.6% volatile
29 Estonia 21.2% 2025 up 13.0% volatile
30 Slovenia 21.1% 2025 up 190.0% volatile
31 Philippines 18.2% 2025 down 95.7% volatile
32 Bulgaria 18.1% 2025 up 90.5% volatile
33 Argentina 18.1% 2025 up 519.2% volatile
34 Slovakia 17.4% 2025 up 215.4% volatile
35 Cyprus 17.2% 2025 down 43.2% volatile
36 Italy 16.4% 2025 up 1,935.0% volatile
37 Australia 15.6% 2025 down 30.3% volatile
38 France 15.3% 2025 down 34.8% volatile
39 Hungary 14.8% 2025 down 3.1% volatile
40 Japan 14.6% 2025 down 62.7% volatile
41 Czechia 14.4% 2025 up 59.1% volatile
42 Brazil 14.3% 2025 down 81.5% volatile
43 Kazakhstan 13.0% 2025 down 98.8% volatile
44 United States of America 12.9% 2025 up 41.8% volatile
45 Poland 12.1% 2025 down 71.1% volatile
46 Finland 10.9% 2025 down 90.1% volatile
47 Canada 10.7% 2025 down 89.3% volatile
48 Chile 10.4% 2025 down 87.4% volatile
49 Taiwan, China 9.5% 2025 down 44.3% volatile
50 Austria 9.2% 2025 down 62.8% volatile
51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.0% 2025 down 72.6% volatile
52 Romania 8.5% 2025 down 83.2% volatile
53 Ireland 7.8% 2025 down 72.1% volatile
54 Thailand 7.5% 2025 down 53.7% volatile
55 Belgium 6.9% 2025 down 54.4% volatile
56 Viet Nam 6.2% 2025 down 91.0% volatile
57 New Zealand 5.5% 2025 down 28.7% volatile
58 Mexico 5.4% 2025 down 84.4% volatile
59 Netherlands 5.2% 2025 down 83.5% volatile
60 Portugal 4.8% 2025 up 281.5% volatile
61 South Africa 4.7% 2025 down 97.3% volatile
62 Belarus 4.5% 2025 down 98.7% volatile
63 Germany 4.4% 2025 down 83.1% volatile
64 Malaysia 4.2% 2025 down 79.0% volatile
65 Spain 3.4% 2025 up 189.4% volatile
66 Morocco 1.1% 2025 down 96.5% volatile
67 Republic of Korea 0.8% 2025 down 98.2% volatile
68 Turkmenistan -0.3% 2025 down 100.4% volatile
69 Algeria -0.3% 2025 down 101.0% volatile
70 Ukraine -1.7% 2025 down 1,694.1% volatile
71 Norway -3.0% 2025 down 122.0% volatile
72 Denmark -3.1% 2025 down 139.9% volatile
73 Sweden -3.3% 2025 down 107.2% volatile
74 Luxembourg -7.8% 2025 down 143.8% volatile
75 Russian Federation -9.9% 2025 down 111.2% volatile
76 Greece -10.2% 2025 down 173.2% volatile
77 Ecuador -13.2% 2025 down 132.9% volatile
78 Iceland -18.0% 2025 down 160.1% volatile
79 Kuwait -37.5% 2025 down 167.8% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar and wind
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
81 places, 2,106 data points, 1979–2025
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.