Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia
Czechia: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 601.11 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 601.11 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia peaked at 601.11 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 102.43 watts per capita, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 65th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 102.43 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 106.98 watts per capita | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 107.53 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 108.25 watts per capita | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 113.18 watts per capita | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 114.99 watts per capita | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 120.13 watts per capita | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 132.46 watts per capita | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 144.92 watts per capita | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 196.34 watts per capita | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 324.87 watts per capita | +65.5% |
| 2011 | 350.67 watts per capita | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 380.45 watts per capita | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 389.59 watts per capita | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 396.48 watts per capita | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 400.44 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 399.96 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 404.54 watts per capita | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 403.58 watts per capita | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 412.03 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 417.36 watts per capita | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 425.66 watts per capita | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 441.96 watts per capita | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 511.72 watts per capita | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 601.11 watts per capita | +17.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 601.11 watts per capita is below the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 82% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 601.11 watts per capita is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,062 watts per capita, 57% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +65.5% | 196.34 watts per capita | 324.87 watts per capita |
| 2009 | +35.5% | 144.92 watts per capita | 196.34 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.72 watts per capita | 102.43 watts per capita | 196.34 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 386.26 watts per capita | 324.87 watts per capita | 412.03 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 479.56 watts per capita | 417.36 watts per capita | 601.11 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 62 Armenia 618.49 watts per capita compare
- 63 Costa Rica 618.19 watts per capita compare
- 64 Guadeloupe 608.64 watts per capita compare
- 66 Venezuela 599.32 watts per capita compare
- 67 Qatar 557.37 watts per capita compare
- 68 Tajikistan 541.74 watts per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Czechia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Czechia was 601.11 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 601.11 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.43 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Czechia ranks 65th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).