Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) by country
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
100.0%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Comoros
Median
23.5%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
7,291
What the numbers show
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.0% in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.5%, and the mean is 35.4%.
Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 1,523,430.0%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Renewable electricity output: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Lesotho | 99.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 99.1% | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Albania | 98.6% | 2011 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 96.5% | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | El Salvador | 95.6% | 2021 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 95.4% | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 93.4% | 2021 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 12 | Namibia | 93.4% | 2021 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 13 | Andorra | 93.3% | 2021 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 14 | Belize | 92.9% | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 92.0% | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 91.2% | 2021 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 90.4% | 2021 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 90.0% | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 89.0% | 2021 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 88.3% | 2021 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 88.1% | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 85.6% | 2021 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 84.4% | 2021 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 24 | Nepal | 84.0% | 2021 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 25 | Eswatini | 83.1% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 82.7% | 2021 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 81.7% | 2021 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 28 | New Zealand | 81.4% | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 81.4% | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 80.9% | 2021 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 80.1% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 79.9% | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 79.3% | 2021 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 79.0% | 2021 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 78.2% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Kenya | 78.1% | 2021 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 37 | Brazil | 77.4% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 38 | Greenland | 77.0% | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 75.3% | 2021 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 75.1% | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 69.9% | 2021 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 69.5% | 2021 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 67.9% | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 67.4% | 2021 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 67.0% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 65.6% | 2021 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 64.9% | 2021 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 64.6% | 2021 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 49 | Latvia | 63.6% | 2021 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.3% | 2021 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 51 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 63.1% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Mali | 62.3% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 61.9% | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 54 | Peru | 61.8% | 2021 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 55 | Montenegro | 61.8% | 2021 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 56 | Burundi | 61.3% | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 60.6% | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 58 | Fiji | 60.1% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 59 | Rwanda | 59.9% | 2021 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 60 | Sudan | 58.0% | 2021 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 61 | Liberia | 57.4% | 2021 | up 166.9% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 56.4% | 2021 | up 762.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 52.9% | 2021 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 64 | Myanmar | 50.8% | 2021 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 49.2% | 2021 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 66 | Samoa | 49.1% | 2021 | up 73.6% | falling |
| 67 | Chile | 48.1% | 2021 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 68 | Spain | 47.0% | 2021 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 69 | Romania | 44.9% | 2021 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 70 | Suriname | 41.9% | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 71 | Viet Nam | 41.2% | 2021 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 41.0% | 2021 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 40.6% | 2021 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 74 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 40.2% | 2021 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | 40.0% | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 76 | Estonia | 40.0% | 2021 | up 336.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Germany | 39.8% | 2021 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.3% | 2021 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 38.2% | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 80 | Faroe Islands | 38.1% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 81 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 37.2% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 82 | Ireland | 37.2% | 2021 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovenia | 36.1% | 2021 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 84 | Türkiye | 35.4% | 2021 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 85 | Djibouti | 35.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Serbia | 35.0% | 2021 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 87 | Ghana | 34.9% | 2021 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 88 | Madagascar | 34.1% | 2021 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 89 | Netherlands | 33.1% | 2021 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 31.7% | 2021 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 91 | Gabon | 31.6% | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 31.0% | 2021 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 93 | Armenia | 30.0% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 94 | China | 28.4% | 2021 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 28.3% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 96 | Australia | 26.7% | 2021 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 97 | Argentina | 25.5% | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 98 | Togo | 25.3% | 2021 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 25.2% | 2021 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 24.9% | 2021 | up 5,426.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Palestine, State of | 24.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | French Polynesia | 23.7% | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 103 | Slovakia | 23.6% | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 104 | Belgium | 23.5% | 2021 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 23.4% | 2021 | up 57.0% | falling |
| 106 | France | 22.8% | 2021 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 107 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.8% | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 108 | Philippines | 22.6% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 22.5% | 2021 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 110 | Nigeria | 22.2% | 2021 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 22.2% | 2021 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 21.7% | 2021 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 113 | Japan | 21.1% | 2021 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 114 | Haiti | 20.5% | 2021 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominica | 20.3% | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 116 | United States of America | 20.3% | 2021 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 117 | Thailand | 19.9% | 2021 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritania | 19.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Morocco | 19.3% | 2021 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 19.2% | 2021 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 121 | Hungary | 19.1% | 2021 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 122 | India | 19.1% | 2021 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 18.3% | 2021 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Curaçao | 18.3% | 2021 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Poland | 17.5% | 2021 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 17.1% | 2021 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 127 | Malaysia | 17.0% | 2021 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 128 | Kiribati | 16.4% | 2021 | up 411.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 15.8% | 2021 | up 946.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Indonesia | 15.5% | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 131 | Cyprus | 15.1% | 2021 | up 317.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.0% | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 133 | Aruba | 14.8% | 2021 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Tonga | 14.2% | 2021 | up 4,598.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Czechia | 14.0% | 2021 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 13.9% | 2021 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 137 | Senegal | 13.3% | 2021 | up 799.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Jamaica | 12.8% | 2021 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Egypt | 12.2% | 2021 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 140 | Ukraine | 12.0% | 2021 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 141 | Malta | 11.9% | 2021 | up 2,493.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Somalia | 11.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 11.0% | 2021 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 144 | Mongolia | 10.9% | 2021 | up 688.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Yemen | 10.5% | 2021 | up 25,949.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Naoero | 9.8% | 2021 | up 8,032.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.8% | 2021 | up 396.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 7.8% | 2021 | up 446.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Israel | 7.6% | 2021 | up 1,028.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 7.3% | 2021 | up 2,817.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Guyana | 7.1% | 2021 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2021 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 154 | Republic of Korea | 6.6% | 2021 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 6.6% | 2021 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Republic of Moldova | 6.5% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 157 | South Africa | 6.4% | 2021 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Kosovo | 6.4% | 2021 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.1% | 2021 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 5.8% | 2021 | up 1,175.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Azerbaijan | 5.8% | 2021 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% | 2021 | up 3,864.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Lebanon | 5.1% | 2021 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Eritrea | 5.1% | 2021 | up 719.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.9% | 2021 | up 288.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Guam | 4.8% | 2021 | up 33,630.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Cuba | 4.8% | 2021 | up 47.8% | falling |
| 168 | Chad | 4.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 169 | Palau | 4.6% | 2021 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 4.6% | 2021 | up 536.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% | 2021 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Seychelles | 4.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.2% | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2021 | up 18,494.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Singapore | 4.0% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 176 | American Samoa | 3.9% | 2021 | up 2,128.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Iraq | 3.8% | 2021 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.4% | 2021 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Belarus | 3.1% | 2021 | up 629.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tunisia | 2.8% | 2021 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2021 | up 32,579.8% | volatile |
| 183 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.5% | 2021 | up 2,784.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 2.4% | 2021 | up 333.4% | volatile |
| 185 | British Virgin Islands | 2.3% | 2021 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Grenada | 2.0% | 2021 | up 509.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Oman | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Gambia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Bangladesh | 1.5% | 2021 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Algeria | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 192 | Hong Kong, China | 0.8% | 2021 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Bahamas | 0.5% | 2021 | up 571.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 0.4% | 2021 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 196 | South Sudan | 0.3% | 2021 | up 522.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Qatar | 0.3% | 2021 | up 699.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2021 | up 1,523,430.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Benin | 0.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2021 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2021 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2,929.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 | up 659.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Libya | 0.0% | 2021 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 62.7%
- European Union 37.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 60.5%
- Euro area 37.6%
- Low income 58.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 58.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 57.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 56.7%
- Small states 50.5%
- Least developed countries 48.3%
- IDA only 48.1%
- Pacific island small states 42.6%
- IDA total 39.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 36.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 34.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 33.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 32.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 32.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 32.5%
- OECD members 30.2%
- Africa Western and Central 30.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 30.0%
- Upper middle income 29.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 29.3%
- Low & middle income 28.8%
- Middle income 28.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 28.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 28.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.1%
- World 27.8%
- IBRD only 27.8%
- IDA blend 27.1%
- High income 26.7%
- North America 26.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 25.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 25.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 24.8%
- Lower middle income 24.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 20.6%
About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.