Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in OECD members
OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square was 53,488 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in OECD members, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 53,488 kWh per square kilometre for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 183.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in OECD members peaked at 53,488 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,532 kWh per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places OECD members 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | kWh per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,682 kWh per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1,532 kWh per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 1,874 kWh per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 2,034 kWh per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2,226 kWh per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 2,082 kWh per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 2,081 kWh per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,256 kWh per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 2,397 kWh per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 2,717 kWh per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 5,032 kWh per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 2001 | 5,203 kWh per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5,920 kWh per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 6,502 kWh per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 7,406 kWh per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 8,497 kWh per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 9,421 kWh per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 10,776 kWh per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 12,259 kWh per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 13,854 kWh per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 15,944 kWh per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 18,847 kWh per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 21,756 kWh per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 24,763 kWh per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 27,410 kWh per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 30,827 kWh per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 33,515 kWh per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 37,532 kWh per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 40,238 kWh per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 44,373 kWh per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 49,599 kWh per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 53,488 kWh per square kilometre | +7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … square in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +85.2% | 2,717 kWh per square kilometre | 5,032 kWh per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -42.9% | 2,682 kWh per square kilometre | 1,532 kWh per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,188 kWh per square kilometre | 1,532 kWh per square kilometre | 2,717 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,487 kWh per square kilometre | 5,032 kWh per square kilometre | 13,854 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,520 kWh per square kilometre | 15,944 kWh per square kilometre | 44,373 kWh per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,543 kWh per square kilometre | 49,599 kWh per square kilometre | 53,488 kWh per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Belgium 731,534 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 6 Denmark 651,998 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 7 Germany 604,319 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 8 United Kingdom 482,623 kWh per square kilometre compare
- 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
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- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2025)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 49.1% (2023)
- Access to electricity 99.9% (2024)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 1,377 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0317 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in OECD members?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in OECD members was 53,488 kWh per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 53,488 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,532 kWh per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does OECD members rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.