Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in World

World: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 27,437 kWh per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
27,437 kWh per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.1%
Rank
17th
of 47 groups
All-time high
27,437 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
586.45 kWh per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in World, 1990–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200520211990: 972.8 kWh per square kilometre1991: 590.4 kWh per square kilometre1992: 586.4 kWh per square kilometre1993: 600.8 kWh per square kilometre1994: 647.5 kWh per square kilometre1995: 642.4 kWh per square kilometre1996: 659.6 kWh per square kilometre1997: 714.3 kWh per square kilometre1998: 771.7 kWh per square kilometre1999: 901.9 kWh per square kilometre2000: 1.8k kWh per square kilometre2001: 1.8k kWh per square kilometre2002: 2.0k kWh per square kilometre2003: 2.1k kWh per square kilometre2004: 2.5k kWh per square kilometre2005: 2.8k kWh per square kilometre2006: 3.1k kWh per square kilometre2007: 3.7k kWh per square kilometre2008: 4.4k kWh per square kilometre2009: 5.0k kWh per square kilometre2010: 5.9k kWh per square kilometre2011: 7.0k kWh per square kilometre2012: 8.3k kWh per square kilometre2013: 9.4k kWh per square kilometre2014: 10.9k kWh per square kilometre2015: 12.4k kWh per square kilometre2016: 14.2k kWh per square kilometre2017: 16.4k kWh per square kilometre2018: 18.6k kWh per square kilometre2019: 21.0k kWh per square kilometre2020: 23.8k kWh per square kilometre2021: 27.4k kWh per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per square kilometre.

Analysis

World recorded 27,437 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 15.1% on the previous year and up 292.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in World peaked at 27,437 kWh per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 586.45 kWh per square kilometre, in 1992.

World ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in World, year by year

Annual values for Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre in World, 1990 to 2021.
Year kWh per square kilometre Change
1990 972.79 kWh per square kilometre
1991 590.4 kWh per square kilometre -39.3%
1992 586.45 kWh per square kilometre -0.7%
1993 600.81 kWh per square kilometre +2.4%
1994 647.53 kWh per square kilometre +7.8%
1995 642.41 kWh per square kilometre -0.8%
1996 659.58 kWh per square kilometre +2.7%
1997 714.29 kWh per square kilometre +8.3%
1998 771.69 kWh per square kilometre +8.0%
1999 901.9 kWh per square kilometre +16.9%
2000 1,777 kWh per square kilometre +97.1%
2001 1,788 kWh per square kilometre +0.6%
2002 1,999 kWh per square kilometre +11.8%
2003 2,082 kWh per square kilometre +4.1%
2004 2,459 kWh per square kilometre +18.1%
2005 2,775 kWh per square kilometre +12.9%
2006 3,141 kWh per square kilometre +13.2%
2007 3,654 kWh per square kilometre +16.3%
2008 4,406 kWh per square kilometre +20.6%
2009 5,032 kWh per square kilometre +14.2%
2010 5,862 kWh per square kilometre +16.5%
2011 6,983 kWh per square kilometre +19.1%
2012 8,277 kWh per square kilometre +18.5%
2013 9,443 kWh per square kilometre +14.1%
2014 10,941 kWh per square kilometre +15.9%
2015 12,449 kWh per square kilometre +13.8%
2016 14,218 kWh per square kilometre +14.2%
2017 16,433 kWh per square kilometre +15.6%
2018 18,553 kWh per square kilometre +12.9%
2019 20,967 kWh per square kilometre +13.0%
2020 23,832 kWh per square kilometre +13.7%
2021 27,437 kWh per square kilometre +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 708.79 kWh per square kilometre 586.45 kWh per square kilometre 972.79 kWh per square kilometre 10
2000s 2,911 kWh per square kilometre 1,777 kWh per square kilometre 5,032 kWh per square kilometre 10
2010s 12,413 kWh per square kilometre 5,862 kWh per square kilometre 20,967 kWh per square kilometre 10
2020s 25,635 kWh per square kilometre 23,832 kWh per square kilometre 27,437 kWh per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near World

  1. 14 Mauritius 271,783 kWh per square kilometre compare
  2. 15 Israel 260,215 kWh per square kilometre compare
  3. 16 Italy 239,972 kWh per square kilometre compare
  4. 17 Naoero 234,000 kWh per square kilometre compare
  5. 18 Portugal 214,337 kWh per square kilometre compare
  6. 19 El Salvador 204,741 kWh per square kilometre compare
  7. 20 Barbados 204,465 kWh per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in World?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in World was 27,437 kWh per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 27,437 kWh per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 586.45 kWh per square kilometre in 1992.
How does World rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
World ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 292.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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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.