Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre by country

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

Countries reporting
205
Highest
3.16 million kWh per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
-19,453 kWh per square kilometre
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Median
7,779 kWh per square kilometre
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
7,259

What the numbers show

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 3.16 million kWh per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is -19,453 kWh per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is 7,779 kWh per square kilometre, and the mean is 78,865 kWh per square kilometre.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 162.

Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 2,140,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 111,165.0%).

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Singapore 3.16 million kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 43.3% volatile
2 Netherlands 1.20 million kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 229.8% volatile
3 Aruba 871,833 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 39.4% volatile
4 Malta 822,625 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,535.0% volatile
5 Belgium 731,534 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 172.7% volatile
6 Denmark 651,998 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 84.1% volatile
7 Germany 604,319 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 98.0% volatile
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 482,623 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 295.6% volatile
9 Japan 364,071 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 433.3% volatile
10 Republic of Korea 353,873 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,072.5% volatile
11 Curacao 347,973 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 144.8% rising
12 Luxembourg 343,330 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 382.3% volatile
13 Hong Kong 295,324 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 248.3% volatile
14 Mauritius 271,783 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 9.9% rising
15 Israel 260,215 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,403.7% volatile
16 Italy 239,972 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 91.1% volatile
17 Naoero 234,000 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 9,260.0% volatile
18 Portugal 214,337 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 56.1% volatile
19 El Salvador 204,741 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 121.4% volatile
20 Barbados 204,465 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 3,230.3% volatile
21 Spain 192,344 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 68.9% volatile
22 Austria 169,693 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 109.9% volatile
23 Maldives 162,367 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,671.3% volatile
24 Ireland 157,711 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 130.3% volatile
25 Guam 155,000 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 33,380.0% volatile
26 Switzerland 127,842 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 210.1% volatile
27 Greece 125,939 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 292.8% volatile
28 China 117,758 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,063.7% volatile
29 France 116,452 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 209.4% volatile
30 Czechia 107,571 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 57.2% volatile
31 Sweden 102,760 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 137.1% volatile
32 Puerto Rico 96,736 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 5,850.4% volatile
33 Poland 92,334 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 157.9% volatile
34 Cayman Islands 89,792 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
35 United Arab Emirates 88,175 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 27,856.2% volatile
36 Cyprus 83,848 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 333.8% volatile
37 Viet Nam 82,245 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,315.9% volatile
38 Türkiye 81,376 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 985.1% volatile
39 Finland 73,639 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 90.8% rising
40 Hungary 73,450 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 167.5% volatile
41 United States of America 66,991 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 195.7% volatile
42 Estonia 66,796 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 146.2% volatile
43 Costa Rica 66,027 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 90.9% volatile
44 Croatia 60,774 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,228.9% volatile
45 Thailand 60,258 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 158.4% volatile
46 Jordan 59,765 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 47,917.5% volatile
47 Iceland 57,663 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 23.0% volatile
48 Slovakia 52,413 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 106.4% volatile
49 Tuvalu 51,000 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,430.0% volatile
50 India 50,661 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 657.0% volatile
51 Bulgaria 50,564 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 439.3% volatile
52 Philippines 49,764 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 45.5% rising
53 United States Virgin Islands 49,571 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,414.5% volatile
54 Uruguay 46,968 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 563.2% volatile
55 Antigua and Barbuda 46,023 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 4,208.5% volatile
56 New Zealand 45,942 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 35.1% volatile
57 Faroe Islands 44,598 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 329.4% volatile
58 Dominican Republic 43,651 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,596.3% volatile
59 Seychelles 43,587 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39,769 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 90.4% volatile
61 Romania 38,820 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 463.3% volatile
62 Andorra 38,638 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 47.6% volatile
63 Jamaica 38,171 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 239.5% volatile
64 Palestine, State of 37,225 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
65 Slovenia 36,563 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 131.1% volatile
66 Lithuania 35,760 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 254.5% volatile
67 American Samoa 34,150 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,429.6% volatile
68 Norway 33,323 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 646.4% volatile
69 Chile 30,928 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 351.2% volatile
70 Honduras 30,573 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 613.2% volatile
71 Saint Martin (French part) 29,400 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
72 British Virgin Islands 25,667 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 200.8% volatile
73 Guatemala 25,492 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 105.7% volatile
74 Mexico 24,111 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 430.9% volatile
75 Montenegro 23,993 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 215,233.0% volatile
76 Sri Lanka 21,892 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 917.8% volatile
77 Cape Verde 20,017 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 228.3% volatile
78 Nicaragua 19,357 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 172.1% volatile
79 Brazil 17,330 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 309.9% volatile
80 Panama 16,928 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 482.4% volatile
81 Saint Lucia 16,705 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 33,866.7% volatile
82 Serbia 16,547 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 27,624.2% volatile
83 Indonesia 16,417 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 70.2% volatile
84 Bahrain 16,253 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 938.8% volatile
85 Latvia 16,244 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 429.6% volatile
86 Pakistan 16,185 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 279.2% volatile
87 Morocco 15,708 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 854.5% volatile
88 Ukraine 14,911 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 3,307.5% volatile
89 Tonga 14,569 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 6,456.2% volatile
90 Grenada 13,500 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 595.5% volatile
91 New Caledonia 12,536 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 361.1% volatile
92 Qatar 12,424 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,256.9% volatile
93 Belize 12,278 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 197.8% volatile
94 Kuwait 12,014 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,140,700.0% volatile
95 Samoa 11,946 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 48,196.1% volatile
96 Marshall Islands 10,833 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 343.2% volatile
97 Egypt 10,691 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 388.1% volatile
98 North Macedonia 10,381 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 20,196.1% volatile
99 Kenya 10,309 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 185.7% volatile
100 Palau 9,717 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 480.5% volatile
101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,688 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 43,030.4% volatile
102 Eswatini 8,850 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 17.5% falling
103 Cuba 7,779 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 75.3% falling
104 South Africa 7,406 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 3,816.6% volatile
105 Australia 7,228 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 479.7% volatile
106 Kiribati 6,704 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 654.2% volatile
107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,974 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
108 Fiji 5,964 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 38.2% flat
109 Armenia 5,876 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 3,056.7% volatile
110 Canada 5,836 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 161.1% volatile
111 Bangladesh 5,702 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 854.8% volatile
112 Argentina 5,072 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 343.2% volatile
113 Tajikistan 4,986 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
114 Belarus 4,566 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 856.4% volatile
115 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,514 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 315.8% volatile
116 Zimbabwe 4,407 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,285.6% volatile
117 Senegal 4,405 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,720.5% volatile
118 Myanmar 4,176 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,101.5% volatile
119 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,168 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
120 Azerbaijan 4,115 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
121 Tunisia 3,793 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 416.7% volatile
122 Republic of Moldova 3,585 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,703.7% volatile
123 Djibouti 3,020 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
124 Cambodia 2,878 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 3,001.0% volatile
125 Iraq 2,754 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 60.5% volatile
126 Haiti 2,605 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 7,379.2% volatile
127 Oman 2,593 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
128 Peru 2,572 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,155.3% volatile
129 Angola 2,328 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 7,981.1% volatile
130 Rwanda 2,081 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 33.9% volatile
131 Ecuador 2,020 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 36.8% volatile
132 Malawi 1,882 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 283.9% volatile
133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,736 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,097.3% volatile
134 Georgia 1,537 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 4,242.3% volatile
135 Albania 1,522 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 5,316.9% volatile
136 Togo 1,345 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 23.5% volatile
137 Kazakhstan 1,277 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 20,181.9% volatile
138 Trinidad and Tobago 1,220 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 42.0% volatile
139 French Polynesia 1,118 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 60.4% volatile
140 Dominica 1,040 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 17.0% volatile
141 Yemen 942.1 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 19,875.9% volatile
142 Vanuatu 936.01 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 116.9% volatile
143 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 854.59 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 640.4% volatile
144 Bahamas 845.15 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 495.8% volatile
145 Ethiopia 828.81 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 1,314.0% volatile
146 Colombia 745.61 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 14.9% volatile
147 Ghana 745.34 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 973.4% volatile
148 Paraguay 684.17 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 13,911.3% volatile
149 Gambia 621.54 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 31.0% volatile
150 North Korea 563.49 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,581.8% volatile
151 Uganda 542.84 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 19.3% volatile
152 Syria 504.33 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 71.0% volatile
153 Mongolia 472.41 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 7,242.0% volatile
154 Namibia 443.71 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 213.7% volatile
155 Guyana 407.55 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 14.2% rising
156 Burkina Faso 390.79 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 71,180.0% volatile
157 Tanzania, United Republic of 362.93 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 130.9% volatile
158 Russian Federation 347.32 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 180.0% volatile
159 Algeria 322.92 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 3,822.7% volatile
160 Zambia 320.12 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 47.7% volatile
161 Burundi 307.24 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 37.9% rising
162 Papua New Guinea 295.43 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 62.9% volatile
163 Mauritania 263.13 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
164 Congo 260.67 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 187.3% volatile
165 Sao Tome and Principe 218.75 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
166 Sierra Leone 214.46 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 6,630.4% volatile
167 Brunei Darussalam 212.52 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 30.9% volatile
168 Solomon Islands 210.43 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 55.0% volatile
169 Eritrea 182.54 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 999.7% volatile
170 Uzbekistan 177.46 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 96.8% volatile
171 Mozambique 173.07 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 89.3% volatile
172 Madagascar 153.85 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 258.5% volatile
173 Mali 141.38 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 117.3% volatile
174 Saudi Arabia 124.18 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 4,852.7% volatile
175 Afghanistan 119.45 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 37,000.0% volatile
176 Guinea 91.65 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,321.5% volatile
177 Côte d'Ivoire 74.21 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
178 Somalia 68.45 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
179 Guinea-Bissau 67.21 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
180 Liberia 40.59 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 39,000.0% volatile
181 Timor-Leste 38.33 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 19.7% volatile
182 Niger 36.39 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 840.6% volatile
183 Greenland 35.89 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 16.7% rising
184 Lesotho 25.69 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
185 Benin 25.1 kWh per square kilometre 2021 volatile
186 Bhutan 23.07 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 125.5% volatile
187 Chad 15.3 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 127.0% rising
188 Botswana 10.8 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 2,010.3% volatile
189 Libya 4.43 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 16.6% volatile
190 South Sudan 3.04 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 700.0% volatile
191 Kyrgyzstan 0.7299 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 99.9% volatile
192 Central African Republic 0.6902 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 53.6% volatile
196 Turkmenistan -3.94 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 1,333.3% volatile
197 Nigeria -187.08 kWh per square kilometre 2021 up 73.3% volatile
198 Sudan -403.56 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 683.2% volatile
199 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -533.81 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 89.5% volatile
200 Cameroon -696.9 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 3,878.6% volatile
201 Suriname -779.21 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 138.1% volatile
202 Malaysia -1,534 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 147.1% volatile
203 Gabon -2,079 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 54,212.1% volatile
204 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of -5,931 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 111,165.0% volatile
205 Lebanon -8,636 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 220.2% volatile
206 Nepal -10,184 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 11,769.9% volatile
207 Equatorial Guinea -12,220 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 4,796.7% volatile
208 Lao People's Democratic Republic -19,453 kWh per square kilometre 2021 down 19,353.0% volatile

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

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

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.