Electricity generation from renewables per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
48,424 kilowatt-hours
Iceland
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
402.81 kilowatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
6,983
What the numbers show
Electricity generation from renewables per person is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 48,424 kilowatt-hours in Iceland; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 402.81 kilowatt-hours, and the mean is 1,565 kilowatt-hours.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 16,669.1%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Electricity generation from renewables per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 48,424 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 28,312 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 3 | Bhutan | 13,897 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 11,404 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 10,390 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 6 | Greenland | 8,950 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 8,264 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 8 | New Zealand | 7,306 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 6,716 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 6,466 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 11 | Laos | 5,165 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 5,058 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Switzerland | 4,918 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Faroe Islands | 4,202 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 4,100 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | 3,975 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3,766 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 370.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 3,518 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 3,451 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 3,358 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 21 | United States | 3,337 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 3,054 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 23 | Albania | 2,987 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 2,958 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 2,940 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 2,914 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 2,913 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 2,870 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 2,824 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 2,777 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 31 | China | 2,769 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Estonia | 2,708 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Venezuela | 2,571 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 2,486 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 2,471 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 2,438 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 321.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Belgium | 2,414 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 2,229 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 2,184 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 2,183 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 2,158 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 42 | French Guiana | 2,109 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 43 | Panama | 2,022 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,003 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 45 | Reunion | 1,989 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 46 | Japan | 1,972 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1,854 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,833 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 1,775 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 50 | Turkey | 1,746 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 1,589 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 52 | Aruba | 1,573 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Taiwan | 1,527 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 308.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia | 1,522 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 1,475 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 350.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 1,461 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 864.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Cook Islands | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Suriname | 1,450 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 51.7% | flat |
| 59 | Russia | 1,437 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 1,431 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 1,417 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3,663.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Vietnam | 1,386 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | 1,303 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 1,284 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 65 | South Korea | 1,257 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 321.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 1,239 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 67 | Czechia | 1,199 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Cyprus | 1,196 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | 1,155 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1,154 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Peru | 1,113 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 72 | Slovakia | 995.46 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 73 | Belize | 983.03 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 74 | Guam | 953.57 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 887.1 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 881.8 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 878.17 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 78 | Nauru | 835.56 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Zambia | 809.29 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 80 | Fiji | 785.96 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 81 | Seychelles | 766.66 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 702.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Qatar | 731.73 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,266.3% | volatile |
| 83 | North Korea | 647.95 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 639.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 624.72 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 86 | Guatemala | 586.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 87 | Singapore | 562.11 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | 528.03 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 89 | South Africa | 511.22 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 344.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 493.38 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6,096.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritius | 479.87 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 476.73 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 93 | Eswatini | 474.72 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 468.73 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 244.4% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 457.61 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 453.4 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 104.4% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 445.81 kilowatt-hours | 2022 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 98 | Oman | 436.79 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 435.63 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 426.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 411.85 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 15,692.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 407.74 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 103 | Cambodia | 406.77 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 403.03 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,118.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Cayman Islands | 402.81 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Puerto Rico | 398.73 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 269.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia | 391.04 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 108 | Nepal | 375.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 362.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 110 | Barbados | 354.01 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 885.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 352.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 112 | India | 342.23 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Macao | 333.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 327.96 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 87.0% | falling |
| 115 | Pakistan | 326.66 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 116 | Samoa | 321.06 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 114.1% | rising |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 319.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 304.83 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Angola | 303.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Dominica | 300.61 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 289.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 16,669.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 277.38 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Egypt | 270.18 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 124 | Ghana | 255.32 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 125 | Belarus | 248.96 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 594.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 246.32 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Philippines | 245.75 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 128 | Indonesia | 237.08 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 129 | United States Virgin Islands | 233.34 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Sudan | 233.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Mongolia | 230.3 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 211.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Moldova | 230.3 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 180.4% | rising |
| 133 | Kenya | 219.7 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 134 | Jamaica | 218.37 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 135 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 214.76 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | American Samoa | 213.71 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 211.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea | 205.36 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 461.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 198.75 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 113.8% | falling |
| 140 | Myanmar | 190.64 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 141 | Cameroon | 182.32 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 142 | Congo | 180.01 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 143 | Iran | 164.58 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 144 | Bermuda | 154.66 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 145.69 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 146 | Maldives | 113.68 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 370.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Uganda | 112.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 105.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 97.7 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 150 | Tonga | 95.98 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritania | 90.92 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Senegal | 81.61 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Malawi | 80.81 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 154 | Kiribati | 74.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Tunisia | 72.88 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Cuba | 71.04 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 157 | Palestine | 70.97 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 62.42 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | 62.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 716.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Djibouti | 59.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 55.63 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Liberia | 55.23 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Nigeria | 54.77 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 61.4% | falling |
| 164 | Iraq | 52.78 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 52.6 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 862.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahamas | 49.84 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Guyana | 48.13 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Mali | 47.39 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.31 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Tanzania | 42.44 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 171 | Rwanda | 39.28 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Syria | 35.67 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Madagascar | 32.22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 27.17 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 175 | Burundi | 26.34 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 176 | Togo | 24.98 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 23.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Algeria | 22 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei | 21.61 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 20.17 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 14.54 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 4,294.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | 14.14 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 13.59 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 56.6% | falling |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 12.58 kilowatt-hours | 2025 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 12.31 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 186 | Solomon Islands | 12.21 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.63 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Somalia | 4.73 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Botswana | 3.97 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Benin | 2.77 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Libya | 1.35 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Turkmenistan | 1.33 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Niger | 1.11 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Chad | 0.9853 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 195 | South Sudan | 0.8373 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Comoros | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Gibraltar | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Gambia | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Grenada | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Lesotho | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 196 | East Timor | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Western Sahara | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2009 | — | flat |
| 196 | Montserrat | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 196 | Niue | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Falkland Islands | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Helena | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 196 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.