Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members
OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 16.7% 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 % of total.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 16.7% 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 4.0% on the previous year and up 176.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.
That places OECD members 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 hydroelectric in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -44.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +78.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 5.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More energy & mining data for OECD members
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 7,670 kWh per capita (2024)
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 16.7% 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 16.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- How does OECD members rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- OECD members ranks 5th 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 176.1%. 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 (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.