Renewable energy consumption in OECD members
OECD members: Renewable energy consumption was 14.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in OECD members, 1990–2020
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 14.8% for renewable energy consumption in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in OECD members peaked at 14.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2% | — |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
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 energy consumption in OECD members?
- Renewable energy consumption in OECD members was 14.8% in 2020, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for renewable energy consumption?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.