Renewable energy consumption in United States of America
United States of America: Renewable energy consumption was 10.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in United States of America, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 10.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in United States of America peaked at 11.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1994.
That places United States of America 142nd out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % 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 0.0001 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 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in United States of America?
- Renewable energy consumption in United States of America was 10.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1994.
- How does United States of America rank for renewable energy consumption?
- United States of America ranks 142nd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.