Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in United States
United States: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 12.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in United States, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States recorded 12.2% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in United States peaked at 12.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1994.
United States ranks 150th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +7.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 12.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 99% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
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% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 147 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.2% compare
- 148 New Caledonia 12.6% compare
- 149 Guam 12.5% compare
- 151 Marshall Islands 12.1% compare
- 151 Tunisia 12.1% compare
- 153 Ukraine 12.0% compare
More energy & mining data for United States
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in United States?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in United States was 12.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1994.
- How does United States rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- United States ranks 150th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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