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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person
Unit
watts per capita
Source
International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).