Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person by country
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)
Countries reporting
213
Highest
7,430 watts per capita
Iceland
Lowest
0 watts per capita
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
157.71 watts per capita
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,256
What the numbers show
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 7,430 watts per capita in Iceland; the lowest is 0 watts per capita in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 157.71 watts per capita, and the mean is 497.23 watts per capita.
Over the past decade 184 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 79,350.0%), 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 | 7,430 watts per capita | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 7,286 watts per capita | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 3,852 watts per capita | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bhutan | 2,971 watts per capita | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 2,926 watts per capita | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 2,766 watts per capita | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 2,516 watts per capita | 2023 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2,417 watts per capita | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 2,190 watts per capita | 2023 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 2,073 watts per capita | 2023 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 1,974 watts per capita | 2023 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1,969 watts per capita | 2023 | up 701.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 1,765 watts per capita | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 1,673 watts per capita | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 15 | Greenland | 1,664 watts per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | New Zealand | 1,604 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 1,543 watts per capita | 2023 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Montenegro | 1,352 watts per capita | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Laos | 1,297 watts per capita | 2023 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Paraguay | 1,296 watts per capita | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Belgium | 1,285 watts per capita | 2023 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 1,207 watts per capita | 2023 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 24 | Faroe Islands | 1,174 watts per capita | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 1,165 watts per capita | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 27 | United States | 1,121 watts per capita | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 1,121 watts per capita | 2023 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 1,118 watts per capita | 2023 | up 159.5% | rising |
| 30 | Palau | 1,107 watts per capita | 2023 | up 2,521.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 1,095 watts per capita | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 1,093 watts per capita | 2023 | up 154.8% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,084 watts per capita | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 1,035 watts per capita | 2023 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 35 | France | 1,022 watts per capita | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 36 | China | 1,022 watts per capita | 2023 | up 292.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 1,022 watts per capita | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 975.79 watts per capita | 2023 | up 447.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Falkland Islands | 972.1 watts per capita | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 925.72 watts per capita | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 919.22 watts per capita | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 914.58 watts per capita | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 811.26 watts per capita | 2023 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 739.34 watts per capita | 2023 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 705.08 watts per capita | 2023 | up 427.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Hungary | 697.62 watts per capita | 2023 | up 821.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Andorra | 684.58 watts per capita | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 48 | Turkey | 669.89 watts per capita | 2023 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 664.41 watts per capita | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 657.85 watts per capita | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 51 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 632.32 watts per capita | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Guam | 631.04 watts per capita | 2023 | up 12,831.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 626.24 watts per capita | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 615.27 watts per capita | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela | 601.57 watts per capita | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 598.76 watts per capita | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 58 | French Guiana | 595.01 watts per capita | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 59 | South Korea | 589.46 watts per capita | 2023 | up 579.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Cyprus | 578.18 watts per capita | 2023 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 567.11 watts per capita | 2023 | up 3,379.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 554.72 watts per capita | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 63 | Reunion | 542.41 watts per capita | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 526.38 watts per capita | 2023 | up 762.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Niue | 517.89 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,559.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 469.69 watts per capita | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 67 | Vietnam | 458.5 watts per capita | 2023 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovakia | 455.7 watts per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 453.77 watts per capita | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 446.12 watts per capita | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 71 | Tokelau | 440.55 watts per capita | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Aruba | 415.09 watts per capita | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Cook Islands | 391.65 watts per capita | 2023 | up 869.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 390.08 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,147.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Russia | 389.91 watts per capita | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 387.25 watts per capita | 2023 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 363.96 watts per capita | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 356.9 watts per capita | 2023 | up 376.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | 348.86 watts per capita | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 82 | Curacao | 322.83 watts per capita | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Suriname | 307.08 watts per capita | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 302.98 watts per capita | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 278.55 watts per capita | 2023 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 86 | Qatar | 276.63 watts per capita | 2023 | up 2,542.1% | volatile |
| 87 | El Salvador | 276.59 watts per capita | 2023 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 88 | Colombia | 273.28 watts per capita | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 89 | Nauru | 266.36 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,233.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Malaysia | 257.71 watts per capita | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 91 | Mexico | 253.97 watts per capita | 2023 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 92 | Barbados | 249.71 watts per capita | 2023 | up 14,763.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Fiji | 244.09 watts per capita | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 94 | Belize | 236.41 watts per capita | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 95 | Montserrat | 230.32 watts per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | 229.08 watts per capita | 2023 | up 10,654.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Lebanon | 224.63 watts per capita | 2023 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 212.1 watts per capita | 2023 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 204 watts per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 199.26 watts per capita | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 101 | Singapore | 198.1 watts per capita | 2023 | up 658.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 194.26 watts per capita | 2023 | up 184.3% | rising |
| 103 | North Korea | 190.07 watts per capita | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 104 | Honduras | 182.36 watts per capita | 2023 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 105 | Seychelles | 180.11 watts per capita | 2023 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Namibia | 177.52 watts per capita | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 107 | Thailand | 174.99 watts per capita | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 108 | South Africa | 168.05 watts per capita | 2023 | up 512.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 167 watts per capita | 2023 | up 3,578.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 163.57 watts per capita | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 111 | Zambia | 161.21 watts per capita | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 112 | Tonga | 157.71 watts per capita | 2023 | up 520.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 149.56 watts per capita | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 114 | Eswatini | 144.95 watts per capita | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 115 | Oman | 143.01 watts per capita | 2023 | up 79,350.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran | 139.65 watts per capita | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 117 | Samoa | 136.9 watts per capita | 2023 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 135.89 watts per capita | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 119 | Cambodia | 134.78 watts per capita | 2023 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Gabon | 133.73 watts per capita | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 121 | India | 122.34 watts per capita | 2023 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 122 | United States Virgin Islands | 117.77 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,163.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 111.51 watts per capita | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Angola | 111.31 watts per capita | 2023 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 109.96 watts per capita | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 126 | Morocco | 108.85 watts per capita | 2023 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 127 | Dominica | 108.04 watts per capita | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 128 | Anguilla | 107.01 watts per capita | 2023 | up 2,186.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Bolivia | 106.08 watts per capita | 2023 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103.76 watts per capita | 2023 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 131 | American Samoa | 101.22 watts per capita | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 101.17 watts per capita | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Moldova | 100.39 watts per capita | 2023 | up 410.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Jamaica | 96.4 watts per capita | 2023 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Nepal | 94.26 watts per capita | 2023 | up 252.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 89.84 watts per capita | 2023 | up 11,130.0% | volatile |
| 138 | British Virgin Islands | 85.34 watts per capita | 2023 | up 418.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 81.52 watts per capita | 2023 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Martin (French part) | 76.32 watts per capita | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.19 watts per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 75.02 watts per capita | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 74.85 watts per capita | 2023 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 144 | Maldives | 73.6 watts per capita | 2023 | up 831.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Cuba | 72.79 watts per capita | 2023 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 146 | Guyana | 72.12 watts per capita | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 147 | Mozambique | 70.44 watts per capita | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 148 | Djibouti | 69.7 watts per capita | 2023 | up 23,133.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Belarus | 69.32 watts per capita | 2023 | up 783.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 68.82 watts per capita | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Philippines | 68.17 watts per capita | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 152 | Tunisia | 66.97 watts per capita | 2023 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Syria | 66 watts per capita | 2023 | up 66.8% | falling |
| 154 | Myanmar | 64.82 watts per capita | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Egypt | 58.58 watts per capita | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 156 | Guinea | 57.64 watts per capita | 2023 | up 398.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Pakistan | 57.2 watts per capita | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 158 | Ghana | 52.13 watts per capita | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 159 | Mauritania | 51.72 watts per capita | 2023 | up 762.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Kenya | 49.44 watts per capita | 2023 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 47.6 watts per capita | 2023 | up 300.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Indonesia | 47.41 watts per capita | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 163 | Lesotho | 44.53 watts per capita | 2023 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 43.09 watts per capita | 2023 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Micronesia (country) | 39.5 watts per capita | 2023 | up 524.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | 39.05 watts per capita | 2023 | up 554.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 38.93 watts per capita | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 38.39 watts per capita | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 169 | Bahrain | 37.78 watts per capita | 2023 | up 6,896.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan | 37.39 watts per capita | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 36.67 watts per capita | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 172 | Palestine | 35.53 watts per capita | 2023 | up 25,278.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Iraq | 35.47 watts per capita | 2023 | down 45.7% | flat |
| 174 | Hong Kong | 33.7 watts per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Grenada | 32.97 watts per capita | 2023 | up 529.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Cameroon | 30.89 watts per capita | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 30.23 watts per capita | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 178 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.7 watts per capita | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 179 | Uganda | 25.15 watts per capita | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 180 | Mali | 24.95 watts per capita | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 181 | Senegal | 24.67 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,248.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 24.63 watts per capita | 2023 | up 6,937.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 24.61 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 184 | Kiribati | 24.24 watts per capita | 2023 | up 430.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Kuwait | 23.57 watts per capita | 2023 | up 3,173.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Liberia | 17.56 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,482.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Togo | 14.27 watts per capita | 2023 | up 56.1% | falling |
| 188 | Sierra Leone | 13.57 watts per capita | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Nigeria | 13.09 watts per capita | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 190 | Algeria | 12.77 watts per capita | 2023 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 11.89 watts per capita | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 192 | Brunei | 10.98 watts per capita | 2023 | up 276.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Rwanda | 10.84 watts per capita | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 194 | Tanzania | 10.37 watts per capita | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 195 | Burkina Faso | 9.31 watts per capita | 2023 | up 392.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Central African Republic | 8.58 watts per capita | 2023 | up 111.3% | flat |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.37 watts per capita | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 198 | Madagascar | 7.81 watts per capita | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 199 | Eritrea | 7.38 watts per capita | 2023 | up 2,535.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Yemen | 7.36 watts per capita | 2023 | up 9,100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Haiti | 7.04 watts per capita | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 6.98 watts per capita | 2023 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Comoros | 6.45 watts per capita | 2023 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Bangladesh | 5.99 watts per capita | 2023 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 205 | Burundi | 5.56 watts per capita | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 206 | Niger | 3.06 watts per capita | 2023 | up 774.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.73 watts per capita | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 208 | Somalia | 2.69 watts per capita | 2023 | up 1,482.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Botswana | 2.54 watts per capita | 2023 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Benin | 2.4 watts per capita | 2023 | up 4,700.0% | volatile |
| 211 | South Sudan | 1.39 watts per capita | 2023 | up 13,800.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Libya | 1.14 watts per capita | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 213 | Gambia | 1.09 watts per capita | 2023 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.84 watts per capita | 2023 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 215 | East Timor | 0.58 watts per capita | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Turkmenistan | 0.3 watts per capita | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 217 | Chad | 0.25 watts per capita | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 218 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 watts per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 218 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 watts per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)