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