Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
7,486 w per capita
Iceland
Lowest
0 w per capita
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
181.85 w per capita
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,775
What the numbers show
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita) is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 7,486 w per capita in Iceland; the lowest is 0 w per capita in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 181.85 w per capita, and the mean is 549.5 w per capita.
Over the past decade 211 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 78,074.6%), and the largest decrease in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (down 100.0%).
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 7,486 w per capita | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 7,301 w per capita | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 3,994 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 3,165 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bhutan | 3,103 w per capita | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 2,831 w per capita | 2024 | up 169.1% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 2,755 w per capita | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2,710 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 2,265 w per capita | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 2,253 w per capita | 2024 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,159 w per capita | 2024 | up 158.6% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 2,113 w per capita | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,010 w per capita | 2024 | up 634.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Faroe Islands | 1,975 w per capita | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 1,964 w per capita | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 1,847 w per capita | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 1,814 w per capita | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 18 | New Zealand | 1,680 w per capita | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 19 | Greenland | 1,660 w per capita | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 1,620 w per capita | 2024 | up 279.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 1,615 w per capita | 2024 | up 773.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 1,386 w per capita | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Laos | 1,335 w per capita | 2024 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,335 w per capita | 2024 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Montenegro | 1,323 w per capita | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 1,281 w per capita | 2024 | up 328.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 1,280 w per capita | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 1,280 w per capita | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 1,257 w per capita | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 30 | United States | 1,239 w per capita | 2024 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 1,235 w per capita | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1,219 w per capita | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 1,215 w per capita | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 34 | New Caledonia | 1,214 w per capita | 2024 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1,209 w per capita | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 1,198 w per capita | 2024 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 1,136 w per capita | 2024 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 38 | Palau | 1,123 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,659.5% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 1,117 w per capita | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 1,062 w per capita | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Japan | 1,054 w per capita | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Albania | 1,013 w per capita | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,009 w per capita | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 44 | Niue | 997.8 w per capita | 2024 | up 417.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 977.52 w per capita | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 937 w per capita | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 899.95 w per capita | 2024 | up 766.8% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 895.72 w per capita | 2024 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 868.56 w per capita | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 868.56 w per capita | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 841.3 w per capita | 2024 | up 471.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Reunion | 808.29 w per capita | 2024 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 52 | Réunion | 808.29 w per capita | 2024 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 54 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 789.08 w per capita | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Turkey | 788.62 w per capita | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Türkiye | 788.62 w per capita | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 764.06 w per capita | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 729.9 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 59 | Andorra | 728.93 w per capita | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 671.23 w per capita | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cyprus | 660.4 w per capita | 2024 | up 258.8% | volatile |
| 62 | South Korea | 653.5 w per capita | 2024 | up 478.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 653.5 w per capita | 2024 | up 478.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 637.13 w per capita | 2024 | up 633.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Guam | 626.26 w per capita | 2024 | up 7,097.0% | volatile |
| 66 | French Guiana | 623.3 w per capita | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 620.4 w per capita | 2024 | up 3,737.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Armenia | 618.49 w per capita | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 618.19 w per capita | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 70 | Guadeloupe | 608.64 w per capita | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 71 | Czechia | 601.11 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 599.32 w per capita | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 73 | Qatar | 557.37 w per capita | 2024 | up 5,283.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 541.74 w per capita | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 506.61 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 76 | Slovakia | 488.67 w per capita | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 77 | Vietnam | 485.34 w per capita | 2024 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 485.34 w per capita | 2024 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 472.01 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,407.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Curacao | 453.47 w per capita | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Curaçao | 453.47 w per capita | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 453.38 w per capita | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 83 | Martinique | 443.67 w per capita | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 439.82 w per capita | 2024 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 432.99 w per capita | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 86 | Aruba | 423.85 w per capita | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Tokelau | 413.01 w per capita | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Cook Islands | 405.71 w per capita | 2024 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Russia | 394.02 w per capita | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 394.02 w per capita | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 368.07 w per capita | 2024 | up 375.8% | volatile |
| 92 | United States Virgin Islands | 360.32 w per capita | 2024 | up 627.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Argentina | 342.19 w per capita | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 94 | Ecuador | 302.25 w per capita | 2024 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 95 | Suriname | 301.67 w per capita | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 96 | El Salvador | 293.14 w per capita | 2024 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 97 | Singapore | 287.38 w per capita | 2024 | up 770.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Colombia | 284.36 w per capita | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 269.69 w per capita | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 100 | Malaysia | 267.68 w per capita | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 101 | Nauru | 264.75 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,254.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Naoero | 264.75 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,254.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 260.1 w per capita | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 104 | Barbados | 249.63 w per capita | 2024 | up 5,108.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Fiji | 243.19 w per capita | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 106 | Mauritius | 237.49 w per capita | 2024 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 107 | Lebanon | 236.53 w per capita | 2024 | up 415.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 235.86 w per capita | 2024 | up 12,001.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Belize | 234.08 w per capita | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 110 | Montserrat | 231.94 w per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 224.36 w per capita | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Peru | 215.34 w per capita | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 113 | South Africa | 211.16 w per capita | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Cayman Islands | 200.12 w per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | 197.03 w per capita | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 116 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 190.76 w per capita | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 188.85 w per capita | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Seychelles | 182.07 w per capita | 2024 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Honduras | 181.62 w per capita | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 120 | Moldova | 177.29 w per capita | 2024 | up 758.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | 177.29 w per capita | 2024 | up 758.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Thailand | 175.9 w per capita | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 173.36 w per capita | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 166.19 w per capita | 2024 | up 3,588.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Kosovo | 165.27 w per capita | 2024 | up 579.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Tonga | 162.51 w per capita | 2024 | up 535.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Zambia | 159.69 w per capita | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 128 | Eswatini | 158.89 w per capita | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 156.35 w per capita | 2024 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 130 | American Samoa | 152.04 w per capita | 2024 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 149.87 w per capita | 2024 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Guatemala | 146.88 w per capita | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 143.33 w per capita | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 142.08 w per capita | 2024 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 135 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 141.55 w per capita | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 136 | India | 140.93 w per capita | 2024 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 139.66 w per capita | 2024 | up 16,601.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Oman | 136.72 w per capita | 2024 | up 78,074.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Maldives | 132.92 w per capita | 2024 | up 939.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Gabon | 130.89 w per capita | 2024 | up 51.8% | flat |
| 141 | Cambodia | 129.7 w per capita | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Caribbean | 127.74 w per capita | 2024 | up 173.5% | rising |
| 143 | Dominica | 123.19 w per capita | 2024 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 144 | Morocco | 122.34 w per capita | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 145 | Nepal | 117.21 w per capita | 2024 | up 329.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 110.74 w per capita | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 147 | Cabo Verde | 110.2 w per capita | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Angola | 109.33 w per capita | 2024 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Barthélemy | 106.59 w per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Anguilla | 105.63 w per capita | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 104.53 w per capita | 2024 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 104.49 w per capita | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 153 | Jamaica | 98.87 w per capita | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Mayotte | 95.66 w per capita | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Mongolia | 94.42 w per capita | 2024 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Tunisia | 88.45 w per capita | 2024 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86.37 w per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 85.06 w per capita | 2024 | up 309.3% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 84.29 w per capita | 2024 | up 404.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 80.37 w per capita | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Philippines | 80.28 w per capita | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 162 | Guyana | 78.65 w per capita | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 77.26 w per capita | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 164 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 76.89 w per capita | 2024 | up 418.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Cuba | 74.35 w per capita | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 166 | Pakistan | 69.75 w per capita | 2024 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 167 | Djibouti | 68.82 w per capita | 2024 | up 65,616.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Mozambique | 68.59 w per capita | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 169 | Belarus | 67.8 w per capita | 2024 | up 692.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.18 w per capita | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Egypt | 66.52 w per capita | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 172 | Myanmar | 65.03 w per capita | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Syria | 63.12 w per capita | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63.12 w per capita | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 175 | Mauritania | 56.83 w per capita | 2024 | up 869.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea | 56.33 w per capita | 2024 | up 399.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 56.22 w per capita | 2024 | up 553.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Kenya | 54.06 w per capita | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 179 | Ghana | 51.72 w per capita | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 180 | Indonesia | 50.94 w per capita | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 45.35 w per capita | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Lesotho | 44.48 w per capita | 2024 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 183 | Bahrain | 42.75 w per capita | 2024 | up 889.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 38.15 w per capita | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Sudan | 37.09 w per capita | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 186 | Uganda | 36.35 w per capita | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 36.28 w per capita | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 188 | State of Palestine | 36.19 w per capita | 2024 | up 5,095.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Congo | 35.82 w per capita | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 190 | Iraq | 34.73 w per capita | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 191 | Grenada | 32.93 w per capita | 2024 | up 383.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Kiribati | 30.43 w per capita | 2024 | up 9,134.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Cameroon | 30.1 w per capita | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30.02 w per capita | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.78 w per capita | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 195 | Côte d'Ivoire | 28.78 w per capita | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Lucia | 28.69 w per capita | 2024 | up 4,895.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Senegal | 25.98 w per capita | 2024 | up 553.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Mali | 25.94 w per capita | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 200 | Malawi | 24.03 w per capita | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 201 | Kuwait | 23.12 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,324.4% | volatile |
| 202 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.55 w per capita | 2024 | up 66.0% | falling |
| 203 | Liberia | 17.11 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,450.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Togo | 14.03 w per capita | 2024 | up 57.4% | flat |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 13.32 w per capita | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Nigeria | 13.23 w per capita | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 207 | Algeria | 12.83 w per capita | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 208 | Rwanda | 12.74 w per capita | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 209 | Afghanistan | 12.26 w per capita | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 210 | Brunei | 11.24 w per capita | 2024 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 210 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.24 w per capita | 2024 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Central African Republic | 11.12 w per capita | 2024 | up 171.3% | rising |
| 213 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.5 w per capita | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 214 | Burkina Faso | 10.21 w per capita | 2024 | up 448.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Yemen | 9.94 w per capita | 2024 | up 5,410.9% | volatile |
| 216 | Gambia | 9.4 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,173.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Solomon Islands | 8.88 w per capita | 2024 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Madagascar | 7.85 w per capita | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 219 | Eritrea | 7.24 w per capita | 2024 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 220 | Haiti | 6.96 w per capita | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 221 | Bangladesh | 6.82 w per capita | 2024 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 222 | Burundi | 5.47 w per capita | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 223 | Comoros | 5.21 w per capita | 2024 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 224 | Botswana | 4.09 w per capita | 2024 | up 377.1% | volatile |
| 225 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.07 w per capita | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 226 | Niger | 3.07 w per capita | 2024 | up 813.7% | volatile |
| 227 | South Sudan | 2.66 w per capita | 2024 | up 30,375.3% | volatile |
| 228 | Somalia | 2.6 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,389.0% | volatile |
| 229 | Benin | 2.47 w per capita | 2024 | up 3,535.9% | volatile |
| 230 | Libya | 1.13 w per capita | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 231 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8994 w per capita | 2024 | up 1,194.2% | volatile |
| 232 | East Timor | 0.5762 w per capita | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 232 | Timor-Leste | 0.5762 w per capita | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 234 | Turkmenistan | 0.3085 w per capita | 2024 | up 56.2% | flat |
| 235 | Chad | 0.2384 w per capita | 2024 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 236 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 w per capita | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 1,526 w per capita
- Northern America 1,395 w per capita
- Europe and Northern America 1,278 w per capita
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 1,249 w per capita
- United States of America 1,239 w per capita
- Europe 1,217 w per capita
- Eastern Asia 1,213 w per capita
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 902.52 w per capita
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 892.53 w per capita
- Americas 861.67 w per capita
- South America 718.17 w per capita
- Latin America and the Caribbean 551.88 w per capita
- World 544.45 w per capita
- Asia 518.61 w per capita
- Developing regions 404.99 w per capita
- Western Asia 339.76 w per capita
- Central America 259.69 w per capita
- Central Asia 239.8 w per capita
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 208.44 w per capita
- Southern Africa 197.23 w per capita
- South-Eastern Asia 162.21 w per capita
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 125.27 w per capita
- Central and Southern Asia 123.94 w per capita
- Southern Asia 119.32 w per capita
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 113.83 w per capita
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 93.61 w per capita
- Northern Africa 58.84 w per capita
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52.97 w per capita
- Africa 46.19 w per capita
- Sub-Saharan Africa 43.42 w per capita
- Eastern Africa 43.32 w per capita
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 42.61 w per capita
- Middle Africa 42.51 w per capita
- Western Africa 19.31 w per capita