Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh in OECD members
OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh was 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.89 trillion kWh for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 182.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members peaked at 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.84 billion kWh, in 1991.
OECD members ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 … kWh in OECD members, year by year
| Year | kWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.30 billion kWh | — |
| 1991 | 53.84 billion kWh | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 66.21 billion kWh | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 72.13 billion kWh | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 78.95 billion kWh | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 73.83 billion kWh | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 73.81 billion kWh | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.02 billion kWh | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 84.99 billion kWh | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 96.34 billion kWh | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 178.65 billion kWh | +85.4% |
| 2001 | 184.72 billion kWh | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 210.16 billion kWh | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 230.82 billion kWh | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 262.92 billion kWh | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 301.67 billion kWh | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 334.46 billion kWh | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 382.58 billion kWh | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 435.05 billion kWh | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 491.64 billion kWh | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 565.80 billion kWh | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 668.85 billion kWh | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 772.10 billion kWh | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 878.83 billion kWh | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 972.70 billion kWh | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 trillion kWh | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.19 trillion kWh | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.33 trillion kWh | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.43 trillion kWh | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.58 trillion kWh | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 trillion kWh | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 1.89 trillion kWh | +7.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … kWh 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 | +85.4% | 96.34 billion kWh | 178.65 billion kWh |
| 1991 | -42.9% | 94.30 billion kWh | 53.84 billion kWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.44 billion kWh | 53.84 billion kWh | 96.34 billion kWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.27 billion kWh | 178.65 billion kWh | 491.64 billion kWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 trillion kWh | 565.80 billion kWh | 1.58 trillion kWh | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 trillion kWh | 1.76 trillion kWh | 1.89 trillion kWh | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members was 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.84 billion kWh in 1991.
- How does OECD members rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- OECD members ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.