Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United States of America
United States of America: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 14.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United States of America, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 14.0% 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 10.5% on the previous year and up 194.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United States of America peaked at 14.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1998.
That places United States of America 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 hydroelectric in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -49.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +49.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 2 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United States of America?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United States of America was 14.0% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- United States of America ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.