Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in North America
North America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square was 37,025 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America stood at 37,025 kWh per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 195.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in North America peaked at 37,025 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,475 kWh per square kilometre, in 1991.
North America ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in North America, year by year
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,641 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2,475 kWh per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 1992 | 2,971 kWh per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 3,161 kWh per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 3,187 kWh per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,873 kWh per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 2,867 kWh per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,829 kWh per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2,800 kWh per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3,192 kWh per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 4,751 kWh per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2001 | 4,500 kWh per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5,020 kWh per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 5,079 kWh per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 5,349 kWh per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 5,714 kWh per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 6,287 kWh per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 6,789 kWh per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 8,023 kWh per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 9,262 kWh per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 10,849 kWh per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 12,547 kWh per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 14,160 kWh per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 16,603 kWh per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 18,392 kWh per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 19,728 kWh per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 22,871 kWh per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 25,539 kWh per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 27,398 kWh per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 29,002 kWh per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 32,618 kWh per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 37,025 kWh per square kilometre | +13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square 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 | -46.7% | 4,641 kWh per square kilometre | 2,475 kWh per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,100 kWh per square kilometre | 2,475 kWh per square kilometre | 4,641 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,077 kWh per square kilometre | 4,500 kWh per square kilometre | 9,262 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,709 kWh per square kilometre | 10,849 kWh per square kilometre | 29,002 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,822 kWh per square kilometre | 32,618 kWh per square kilometre | 37,025 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 9 Japan 364,071 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 10 South Korea 353,873 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 11 Curacao 347,973 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 12 Luxembourg 343,330 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 13 Hong Kong 295,324 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 14 Mauritius 271,783 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 15 Israel 260,215 kWh per square kilometre compare
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 1,793 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0258 kWh per US$ of GDP (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 37,025 kWh per square kilometre 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 37,025 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,475 kWh per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does North America rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- North America ranks 12th 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 195.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.