Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in North America
North America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita was 1,793 kWh per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per person.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America stood at 1,793 kWh per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 173.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America peaked at 1,793 kWh per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 159.6 kWh per person, in 1991.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in North America, year by year
| Year | kWh per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 303.29 kWh per person | — |
| 1991 | 159.6 kWh per person | -47.4% |
| 1992 | 188.98 kWh per person | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 198.45 kWh per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 197.71 kWh per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 176.16 kWh per person | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 173.74 kWh per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 169.46 kWh per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 165.81 kWh per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 186.95 kWh per person | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 275.22 kWh per person | +47.2% |
| 2001 | 258.12 kWh per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 285.21 kWh per person | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 286.11 kWh per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 298.54 kWh per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 315.98 kWh per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 344.33 kWh per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 368.27 kWh per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 430.68 kWh per person | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 492.73 kWh per person | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 572.19 kWh per person | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 656.39 kWh per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 734.67 kWh per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 854.66 kWh per person | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 939.05 kWh per person | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 999.29 kWh per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,149 kWh per person | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 1,274 kWh per person | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 1,357 kWh per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,428 kWh per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1,598 kWh per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 1,793 kWh per person | +12.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … capita in North America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -47.4% | 303.29 kWh per person | 159.6 kWh per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192.01 kWh per person | 159.6 kWh per person | 303.29 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 335.52 kWh per person | 258.12 kWh per person | 492.73 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 996.39 kWh per person | 572.19 kWh per person | 1,428 kWh per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,696 kWh per person | 1,598 kWh per person | 1,793 kWh per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
More energy & mining data for North America
- Ores and metals imports 2.6% (2025)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 54.3% (2023)
- Access to electricity 100.0% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 37,025 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 754,867 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 12.4 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America was 1,793 kWh per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,793 kWh per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.6 kWh per person in 1991.
- How does North America rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.