Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) by country
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
78.9%
Denmark
Lowest
-23.8%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
5.7%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
7,407
What the numbers show
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 78.9% in Denmark; the lowest is -23.8% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 10.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 1,523,430.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 171,662.0%).
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 78.9% | 2021 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 66.9% | 2021 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 59.5% | 2021 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 55.3% | 2021 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 51.4% | 2021 | up 328.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 48.4% | 2021 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Lithuania | 44.1% | 2021 | up 236.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 40.0% | 2021 | up 710.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 39.6% | 2021 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 38.5% | 2021 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37.8% | 2021 | up 371.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 35.6% | 2021 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Djibouti | 35.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 35.0% | 2021 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 33.9% | 2021 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 33.1% | 2021 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 31.0% | 2021 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2021 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 29.7% | 2021 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Iceland | 29.6% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Eswatini | 27.5% | 2021 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 27.1% | 2021 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 26.5% | 2021 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 26.1% | 2021 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 25.6% | 2021 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 24.8% | 2021 | up 32,820.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 24.5% | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Palestine, State of | 24.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Sweden | 24.4% | 2021 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 24.2% | 2021 | up 3,031.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 22.4% | 2021 | up 893.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 22.2% | 2021 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 22.1% | 2021 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 20.9% | 2021 | up 454.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Samoa | 20.4% | 2021 | up 31,780.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Austria | 19.8% | 2021 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mauritania | 19.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Angola | 18.9% | 2021 | up 2,871.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 18.7% | 2021 | up 643.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 18.6% | 2021 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 18.3% | 2021 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Curacao | 18.3% | 2021 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 18.1% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 17.6% | 2021 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 45 | Andorra | 17.5% | 2021 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 17.3% | 2021 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 17.3% | 2021 | up 452.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 16.5% | 2021 | up 468.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Kiribati | 16.4% | 2021 | up 411.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 15.8% | 2021 | up 946.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 15.7% | 2021 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 15.1% | 2021 | up 317.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 15.0% | 2021 | up 489.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Aruba | 14.8% | 2021 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 14.4% | 2021 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 14.4% | 2021 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | 14.2% | 2021 | up 4,598.6% | volatile |
| 58 | United States of America | 14.0% | 2021 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 14.0% | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mexico | 13.4% | 2021 | up 358.8% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 13.3% | 2021 | up 799.1% | volatile |
| 62 | China | 12.9% | 2021 | up 538.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Japan | 12.6% | 2021 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Malta | 11.9% | 2021 | up 2,493.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Togo | 11.7% | 2021 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 11.5% | 2021 | up 475.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 11.3% | 2021 | up 429.7% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 11.3% | 2021 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Somalia | 11.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Yemen | 10.5% | 2021 | up 25,949.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 10.4% | 2021 | up 275.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 10.2% | 2021 | up 481.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 10.0% | 2021 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 9.9% | 2021 | up 4,381.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Naoero | 9.8% | 2021 | up 8,032.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 9.8% | 2021 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 9.6% | 2021 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 9.2% | 2021 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | 9.1% | 2021 | up 305.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% | 2021 | up 1,047.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 8.7% | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 82 | Montenegro | 8.5% | 2021 | up 151,423.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.5% | 2021 | up 384.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovakia | 8.4% | 2021 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Canada | 7.9% | 2021 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 7.9% | 2021 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Niger | 7.8% | 2021 | up 446.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 7.8% | 2021 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 7.8% | 2021 | up 571.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 7.7% | 2021 | up 501.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 7.6% | 2021 | up 1,116.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2021 | up 202.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Malawi | 7.6% | 2021 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 7.3% | 2021 | up 2,817.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Haiti | 7.2% | 2021 | up 7,304.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Guyana | 7.1% | 2021 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 6.6% | 2021 | up 28,638.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 6.4% | 2021 | up 38,637.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 6.0% | 2021 | up 479.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Maldives | 5.8% | 2021 | up 1,175.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 5.8% | 2021 | up 761.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 5.7% | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 5.7% | 2021 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% | 2021 | up 3,864.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Republic of Korea | 5.5% | 2021 | up 888.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 5.5% | 2021 | up 4,107.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2021 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 5.1% | 2021 | up 269.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Eritrea | 5.1% | 2021 | up 719.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | 5.0% | 2021 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Guam | 4.8% | 2021 | up 33,630.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | 2021 | up 3,558.5% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 4.7% | 2021 | up 24,702.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 4.7% | 2021 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 4.6% | 2021 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Chad | 4.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 118 | Palau | 4.6% | 2021 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% | 2021 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Seychelles | 4.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 4.4% | 2021 | up 6,658.4% | volatile |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2021 | up 18,494.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 4.2% | 2021 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 124 | Singapore | 4.0% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 125 | American Samoa | 3.9% | 2021 | up 2,128.7% | volatile |
| 126 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2021 | up 4,100.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Serbia | 3.6% | 2021 | up 26,810.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Madagascar | 3.6% | 2021 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.5% | 2021 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.5% | 2021 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 3.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 3.0% | 2021 | up 15,160.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Cayman Islands | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Tunisia | 2.7% | 2021 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7% | 2021 | up 35,454.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Congo | 2.6% | 2021 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2021 | up 32,579.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Greenland | 2.5% | 2021 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 139 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.5% | 2021 | up 2,784.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 2.4% | 2021 | up 333.4% | volatile |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 2.3% | 2021 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 2.2% | 2021 | up 646.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 2.1% | 2021 | up 2,848.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Kosovo | 2.1% | 2021 | up 42,694.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2021 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Grenada | 2.0% | 2021 | up 509.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 1.8% | 2021 | up 2,339.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 1.7% | 2021 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 150 | Liberia | 1.7% | 2021 | up 19,597.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2021 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2021 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Iraq | 1.0% | 2021 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Algeria | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2,333.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 3,400.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 0.8% | 2021 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8% | 2021 | up 704.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2021 | up 343.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2021 | up 446.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2021 | up 345.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2021 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 19,686.9% | volatile |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2021 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 0.5% | 2021 | up 571.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Albania | 0.5% | 2021 | up 2,433.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Syria | 0.4% | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | 0.3% | 2021 | up 522.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 0.3% | 2021 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Qatar | 0.3% | 2021 | up 699.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2021 | up 1,523,430.0% | volatile |
| 179 | North Korea | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2,097.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Benin | 0.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2021 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% | 2021 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2021 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2,929.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 | up 659.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Libya | 0.0% | 2021 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2021 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | -0.0% | 2021 | down 847.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Malaysia | -0.3% | 2021 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Nigeria | -0.4% | 2021 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Lebanon | -0.9% | 2021 | down 290.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Cameroon | -4.0% | 2021 | down 2,753.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Sudan | -4.3% | 2021 | down 390.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Suriname | -6.1% | 2021 | down 136.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -6.8% | 2021 | down 171,662.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -9.2% | 2021 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -10.0% | 2021 | down 5,659.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Nepal | -15.1% | 2021 | down 4,321.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Gabon | -17.2% | 2021 | down 35,474.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Equatorial Guinea | -23.8% | 2021 | down 1,237.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 25.8%
- Other small states 18.1%
- European Union 24.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 17.2%
- OECD members 16.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 16.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 15.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 14.5%
- Small states 14.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14.4%
- High income 14.1%
- North America 13.2%
- World 12.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 12.0%
- Upper middle income 11.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 11.7%
- Middle income 11.1%
- Low & middle income 11.0%
- IBRD only 10.9%
- IDA & IBRD total 10.5%
- Pacific island small states 10.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8.7%
- South Asia 8.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 8.5%
- Lower middle income 7.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 7.3%
- IDA blend 6.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 5.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.8%
- IDA total 3.8%
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.1%
About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.