Renewable electricity output in OECD members
OECD members: Renewable electricity output was 30.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in OECD members, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable electricity output in OECD members stood at 30.2%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in OECD members peaked at 30.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2001.
OECD members ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.4% | — |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 18.4% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.2% | 30.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More energy & mining data for OECD members
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 9.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 1.4% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 7,670 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in OECD members?
- Renewable electricity output in OECD members was 30.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2001.
- How does OECD members rank for renewable electricity output?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.