Share of primary energy from renewables by country

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.

Countries reporting
77
Highest
84.7%
Iceland
Lowest
0.0%
Turkmenistan
Median
8.3%
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,680

What the numbers show

Share of primary energy from renewables is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 84.7% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.0% in Turkmenistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.3%, and the mean is 11.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35,841.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 96,055.5%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 22.5%).

Share of primary energy from renewables: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 84.7% 2025 down 0.8% rising
2 Norway 53.1% 2025 up 15.5% rising
3 New Zealand 50.5% 2025 up 23.0% rising
4 Brazil 36.1% 2025 up 38.4% rising
5 Denmark 33.9% 2025 up 98.1% volatile
6 Sweden 32.3% 2025 up 18.4% rising
7 Finland 25.0% 2025 up 30.9% volatile
8 Austria 24.7% 2025 up 27.7% rising
9 Portugal 24.6% 2025 up 71.3% rising
10 Switzerland 20.5% 2025 up 27.9% rising
11 Latvia 19.9% 2025 up 65.8% rising
12 Philippines 19.1% 2025 down 22.5% volatile
13 Colombia 18.6% 2025 up 36.8% rising
14 Chile 18.4% 2025 up 53.5% rising
15 Lithuania 18.3% 2025 up 235.5% volatile
16 Italy 15.5% 2025 up 22.4% volatile
17 Peru 15.2% 2025 up 15.0% rising
18 Ecuador 15.2% 2025 up 72.1% volatile
19 Germany 15.2% 2025 up 65.8% volatile
20 United Kingdom 14.9% 2025 up 115.3% volatile
21 Croatia 14.4% 2025 up 35.8% rising
22 Canada 14.3% 2025 up 3.7% rising
23 Spain 14.2% 2025 up 65.8% volatile
24 Turkey 14.1% 2025 up 76.6% volatile
26 Estonia 13.5% 2025 up 170.6% volatile
27 Venezuela 13.0% 2025 up 46.3% volatile
28 North Macedonia 13.0% 2025 up 63.2% rising
29 Sri Lanka 12.4% 2025 up 52.2% rising
30 Vietnam 11.8% 2025 up 43.3% volatile
31 Indonesia 11.7% 2025 up 83.4% volatile
32 Slovenia 11.1% 2025 up 49.7% rising
33 Netherlands 10.6% 2025 up 291.8% volatile
34 Greece 10.4% 2025 up 73.2% volatile
36 Bulgaria 9.5% 2025 up 88.1% volatile
37 Romania 9.3% 2025 up 10.0% volatile
38 Pakistan 9.3% 2025 up 111.9% rising
39 China 9.2% 2025 up 103.4% volatile
40 Hungary 8.7% 2025 up 129.9% volatile
41 Poland 8.3% 2025 up 80.6% volatile
42 Argentina 8.3% 2025 up 44.8% volatile
43 France 8.2% 2025 up 71.6% rising
44 Japan 8.1% 2025 up 80.2% rising
45 Australia 7.9% 2025 up 168.0% volatile
46 Thailand 7.8% 2025 up 62.4% volatile
47 Belgium 7.2% 2025 up 65.7% volatile
48 United States 7.2% 2025 up 49.8% rising
49 Czechia 6.7% 2025 up 41.2% volatile
50 Cyprus 6.2% 2025 up 185.6% volatile
51 Mexico 5.7% 2025 up 7.0% rising
52 Slovakia 5.5% 2025 down 9.8% volatile
53 India 5.5% 2025 up 80.2% falling
54 Israel 5.4% 2025 up 843.7% volatile
55 Malaysia 4.7% 2025 up 146.2% volatile
56 Morocco 4.2% 2025 up 101.9% volatile
57 Taiwan 3.4% 2025 up 260.0% volatile
58 South Korea 3.2% 2025 up 204.4% volatile
59 Egypt 3.1% 2025 up 87.9% falling
60 Ukraine 3.0% 2025 up 299.2% volatile
61 Uzbekistan 2.8% 2025 up 119.0% rising
62 Russia 2.5% 2025 up 13.1% rising
63 South Africa 2.4% 2025 up 314.9% volatile
64 Azerbaijan 2.0% 2025 up 75.3% rising
65 Kazakhstan 1.9% 2025 up 26.9% rising
66 United Arab Emirates 1.4% 2025 up 5,669.6% volatile
67 Hong Kong 1.2% 2025 up 474.3% volatile
68 Oman 1.1% 2025 up 96,055.5% volatile
69 Belarus 0.8% 2025 up 230.1% volatile
70 Qatar 0.6% 2025 up 911.8% volatile
71 Saudi Arabia 0.6% 2025 up 39,324.6% volatile
72 Bangladesh 0.5% 2025 up 40.5% volatile
73 Iraq 0.4% 2025 down 20.4% volatile
74 Iran 0.4% 2025 down 14.6% volatile
75 Singapore 0.4% 2025 up 51.8% volatile
76 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2025 up 3,354.0% volatile
77 Algeria 0.1% 2025 up 140.3% volatile
78 Kuwait 0.0% 2025 up 1,678.9% volatile
79 Turkmenistan 0.0% 2025 down 6.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Share of primary energy from renewables
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,680 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.