Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person by country
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).
Countries reporting
220
Highest
7,486 watts per capita
Iceland
Lowest
0 watts per capita
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
176.59 watts per capita
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,525
What the numbers show
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 7,486 watts per capita in Iceland; the lowest is 0 watts per capita in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 176.59 watts per capita, and the mean is 549.77 watts per capita.
Over the past decade 197 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 80,323.5%), and the largest decrease in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (down 100.0%).
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 7,486 watts per capita | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 7,301 watts per capita | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 3,994 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 3,165 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bhutan | 3,103 watts per capita | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 2,831 watts per capita | 2024 | up 169.1% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 2,755 watts per capita | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2,710 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 2,265 watts per capita | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 2,253 watts per capita | 2024 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 2,113 watts per capita | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 2,010 watts per capita | 2024 | up 634.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Faroe Islands | 1,975 watts per capita | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 1,964 watts per capita | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 1,847 watts per capita | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 1,814 watts per capita | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 17 | New Zealand | 1,680 watts per capita | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 18 | Greenland | 1,660 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 1,620 watts per capita | 2024 | up 279.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1,615 watts per capita | 2024 | up 773.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 1,386 watts per capita | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Laos | 1,335 watts per capita | 2024 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Montenegro | 1,323 watts per capita | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 1,281 watts per capita | 2024 | up 328.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 1,280 watts per capita | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 1,280 watts per capita | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 1,257 watts per capita | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 28 | United States | 1,239 watts per capita | 2024 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 1,235 watts per capita | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1,219 watts per capita | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 1,215 watts per capita | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 1,214 watts per capita | 2024 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,209 watts per capita | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 1,198 watts per capita | 2024 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 1,136 watts per capita | 2024 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 36 | Palau | 1,123 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,659.7% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 1,117 watts per capita | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 1,062 watts per capita | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 1,054 watts per capita | 2024 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Albania | 1,013 watts per capita | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 1,009 watts per capita | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 42 | Niue | 997.8 watts per capita | 2024 | up 417.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Falkland Islands | 977.52 watts per capita | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 937 watts per capita | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 899.95 watts per capita | 2024 | up 766.8% | volatile |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 895.72 watts per capita | 2024 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 868.56 watts per capita | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Poland | 841.3 watts per capita | 2024 | up 471.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Reunion | 808.3 watts per capita | 2024 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 789.08 watts per capita | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Turkey | 788.62 watts per capita | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 764.06 watts per capita | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 729.9 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 54 | Andorra | 728.93 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 55 | Panama | 671.23 watts per capita | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 660.4 watts per capita | 2024 | up 258.8% | volatile |
| 57 | South Korea | 653.5 watts per capita | 2024 | up 478.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 637.13 watts per capita | 2024 | up 633.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Guam | 626.26 watts per capita | 2024 | up 7,098.4% | volatile |
| 60 | French Guiana | 623.3 watts per capita | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 620.4 watts per capita | 2024 | up 3,736.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Armenia | 618.49 watts per capita | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 618.19 watts per capita | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 64 | Guadeloupe | 608.64 watts per capita | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 65 | Czechia | 601.11 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 599.32 watts per capita | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 67 | Qatar | 557.37 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5,285.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 541.74 watts per capita | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 69 | Serbia | 506.61 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 488.67 watts per capita | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 71 | Vietnam | 485.34 watts per capita | 2024 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 472.01 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,407.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Curacao | 453.47 watts per capita | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 453.38 watts per capita | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 75 | Martinique | 443.67 watts per capita | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Malta | 439.82 watts per capita | 2024 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 77 | French Polynesia | 432.99 watts per capita | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 78 | Aruba | 423.85 watts per capita | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Tokelau | 413.01 watts per capita | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Cook Islands | 405.71 watts per capita | 2024 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Russia | 394.02 watts per capita | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 368.07 watts per capita | 2024 | up 375.9% | volatile |
| 83 | United States Virgin Islands | 360.32 watts per capita | 2024 | up 627.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Argentina | 342.19 watts per capita | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 302.25 watts per capita | 2024 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 86 | Suriname | 301.67 watts per capita | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 87 | El Salvador | 293.14 watts per capita | 2024 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 88 | Singapore | 287.38 watts per capita | 2024 | up 770.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Colombia | 284.36 watts per capita | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 269.69 watts per capita | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 91 | Malaysia | 267.68 watts per capita | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 92 | Nauru | 264.75 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,254.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Mexico | 260.09 watts per capita | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 249.63 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5,111.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 243.18 watts per capita | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritius | 237.49 watts per capita | 2024 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 236.53 watts per capita | 2024 | up 415.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 235.86 watts per capita | 2024 | up 11,995.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Belize | 234.08 watts per capita | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 100 | Montserrat | 231.94 watts per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 224.36 watts per capita | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 215.34 watts per capita | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 103 | South Africa | 211.16 watts per capita | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Cayman Islands | 200.12 watts per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 197.03 watts per capita | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 106 | North Korea | 190.76 watts per capita | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 107 | Ukraine | 188.85 watts per capita | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Seychelles | 182.07 watts per capita | 2024 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 181.62 watts per capita | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 110 | Moldova | 177.29 watts per capita | 2024 | up 759.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Thailand | 175.9 watts per capita | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 173.36 watts per capita | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 166.19 watts per capita | 2024 | up 3,584.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Tonga | 162.51 watts per capita | 2024 | up 535.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Zambia | 159.69 watts per capita | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 116 | Eswatini | 158.89 watts per capita | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 156.35 watts per capita | 2024 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 118 | American Samoa | 152.04 watts per capita | 2024 | up 236.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Samoa | 149.87 watts per capita | 2024 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Guatemala | 146.89 watts per capita | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 143.33 watts per capita | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 142.08 watts per capita | 2024 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 123 | Iran | 141.55 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 124 | India | 140.93 watts per capita | 2024 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Saudi Arabia | 139.66 watts per capita | 2024 | up 16,526.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 136.72 watts per capita | 2024 | up 80,323.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Maldives | 132.92 watts per capita | 2024 | up 939.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Gabon | 130.89 watts per capita | 2024 | up 51.8% | flat |
| 129 | Cambodia | 129.7 watts per capita | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominica | 123.19 watts per capita | 2024 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 131 | Morocco | 122.34 watts per capita | 2024 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 132 | Nepal | 117.21 watts per capita | 2024 | up 329.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 110.74 watts per capita | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 110.2 watts per capita | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 109.33 watts per capita | 2024 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Barthelemy | 106.59 watts per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Anguilla | 105.63 watts per capita | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Bolivia | 104.53 watts per capita | 2024 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 104.49 watts per capita | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 140 | Jamaica | 98.87 watts per capita | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Mayotte | 95.66 watts per capita | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Mongolia | 94.43 watts per capita | 2024 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Tunisia | 88.45 watts per capita | 2024 | up 219.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86.37 watts per capita | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 85.06 watts per capita | 2024 | up 309.3% | volatile |
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | 84.29 watts per capita | 2024 | up 404.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Martin (French part) | 80.37 watts per capita | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Philippines | 80.28 watts per capita | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 149 | Guyana | 78.65 watts per capita | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 77.26 watts per capita | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 151 | Micronesia (country) | 76.89 watts per capita | 2024 | up 418.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Cuba | 74.35 watts per capita | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 153 | Pakistan | 69.75 watts per capita | 2024 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 154 | Djibouti | 68.82 watts per capita | 2024 | up 68,720.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Mozambique | 68.59 watts per capita | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 156 | Belarus | 67.8 watts per capita | 2024 | up 693.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.18 watts per capita | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Egypt | 66.52 watts per capita | 2024 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 159 | Myanmar | 65.03 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Syria | 63.12 watts per capita | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritania | 56.83 watts per capita | 2024 | up 869.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea | 56.33 watts per capita | 2024 | up 399.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahamas | 56.22 watts per capita | 2024 | up 553.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Kenya | 54.06 watts per capita | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 52.97 watts per capita | 2024 | up 75,571.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Ghana | 51.72 watts per capita | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 167 | Indonesia | 50.94 watts per capita | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 45.35 watts per capita | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 44.48 watts per capita | 2024 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 170 | Bahrain | 42.75 watts per capita | 2024 | up 889.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 38.15 watts per capita | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | 37.09 watts per capita | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 173 | Uganda | 36.35 watts per capita | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 36.28 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 175 | Palestine | 36.19 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5,070.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Congo | 35.82 watts per capita | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 177 | Iraq | 34.73 watts per capita | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 178 | Grenada | 32.93 watts per capita | 2024 | up 382.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Kiribati | 30.43 watts per capita | 2024 | up 9,121.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Cameroon | 30.1 watts per capita | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 181 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 30.02 watts per capita | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 182 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.78 watts per capita | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 28.69 watts per capita | 2024 | up 4,933.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Senegal | 25.98 watts per capita | 2024 | up 554.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Mali | 25.94 watts per capita | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 186 | Malawi | 24.03 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 187 | Kuwait | 23.12 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,327.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Tanzania | 21.55 watts per capita | 2024 | up 66.0% | falling |
| 189 | Liberia | 17.11 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,455.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Togo | 14.03 watts per capita | 2024 | up 57.3% | flat |
| 191 | Sierra Leone | 13.32 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Nigeria | 13.23 watts per capita | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 193 | Algeria | 12.83 watts per capita | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 194 | Rwanda | 12.74 watts per capita | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 195 | Afghanistan | 12.26 watts per capita | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 196 | Brunei | 11.24 watts per capita | 2024 | up 286.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 11.12 watts per capita | 2024 | up 171.2% | rising |
| 198 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.5 watts per capita | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | 10.21 watts per capita | 2024 | up 448.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Yemen | 9.94 watts per capita | 2024 | up 5,422.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Gambia | 9.4 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,170.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 8.88 watts per capita | 2024 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Madagascar | 7.85 watts per capita | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 204 | Eritrea | 7.24 watts per capita | 2024 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Haiti | 6.96 watts per capita | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 206 | Bangladesh | 6.82 watts per capita | 2024 | up 141.8% | rising |
| 207 | Burundi | 5.47 watts per capita | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 208 | Comoros | 5.21 watts per capita | 2024 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Botswana | 4.09 watts per capita | 2024 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Niger | 3.07 watts per capita | 2024 | up 802.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.07 watts per capita | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 212 | South Sudan | 2.66 watts per capita | 2024 | up 26,500.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Somalia | 2.6 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,429.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Benin | 2.47 watts per capita | 2024 | up 3,428.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Libya | 1.13 watts per capita | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 216 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9 watts per capita | 2024 | up 1,185.7% | volatile |
| 217 | East Timor | 0.58 watts per capita | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Turkmenistan | 0.31 watts per capita | 2024 | up 55.0% | flat |
| 219 | Chad | 0.24 watts per capita | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 220 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 watts per capita | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).