Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) by country
Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use. The indicator expresses the share of total energy supply.
Countries reporting
148
Highest
94.4%
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0.0%
Tajikistan
Median
10.7%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,567
What the numbers show
Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 94.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0.0% in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.7%, and the mean is 22.0%.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 1,845.1%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 74.4%).
Combustible renewables and waste: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 94.4% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | Haiti | 89.4% | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 3 | Uganda | 88.9% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 87.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 5 | Rwanda | 86.9% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar | 86.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 7 | Chad | 80.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 8 | Togo | 79.4% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 9 | Eritrea | 76.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 75.8% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 75.1% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 12 | Gabon | 74.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 73.9% | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Niger | 72.3% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 15 | Sudan | 71.4% | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 71.3% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 17 | Mozambique | 65.2% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 18 | Nepal | 64.6% | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 19 | Kenya | 62.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 20 | Eswatini | 60.6% | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 59.5% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.4% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 23 | Benin | 56.3% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 49.7% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 49.2% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 47.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 46.7% | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 45.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 40.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 39.7% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 39.6% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 39.2% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 38.2% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 36.5% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 35 | Denmark | 35.7% | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 33.3% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 32.4% | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 31.3% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 30.5% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 29.5% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 41 | Namibia | 28.3% | 2023 | up 109.2% | flat |
| 42 | Sweden | 27.9% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 27.8% | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 27.5% | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Laos | 26.3% | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 46 | Botswana | 25.9% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 47 | South Sudan | 25.7% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | 23.5% | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 22.8% | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 50 | Austria | 21.4% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 51 | India | 19.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 52 | Portugal | 18.9% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 18.8% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.7% | 2023 | up 574.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Moldova | 17.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Philippines | 17.1% | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 17.0% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 15.6% | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 14.0% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 60 | Montenegro | 13.9% | 2023 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 61 | Albania | 13.4% | 2023 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 13.4% | 2024 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 13.3% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 64 | Germany | 12.9% | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 12.9% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 66 | Poland | 12.9% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 12.8% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 68 | Czechia | 12.3% | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia | 11.4% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 71 | Indonesia | 11.0% | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 10.8% | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Italy | 10.8% | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 10.8% | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 10.7% | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovenia | 10.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 10.2% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 10.1% | 2024 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 9.7% | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Vietnam | 9.1% | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 9.1% | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 9.0% | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 83 | France | 8.9% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 84 | Norway | 8.3% | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 7.9% | 2023 | up 312.5% | falling |
| 86 | Netherlands | 7.9% | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 7.8% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 7.8% | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 7.8% | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 90 | Belgium | 7.5% | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | 7.4% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 92 | Ireland | 7.3% | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 6.7% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 94 | Jamaica | 6.7% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 95 | Belarus | 6.6% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 6.5% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 97 | Cuba | 6.5% | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 98 | Ukraine | 6.5% | 2023 | up 301.7% | volatile |
| 99 | North Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 100 | Cyprus | 6.4% | 2023 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | 5.6% | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 102 | New Zealand | 5.2% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 103 | United States | 4.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 104 | Argentina | 4.9% | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Japan | 4.7% | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Canada | 4.7% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 108 | Mexico | 4.2% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 109 | Georgia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 110 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 111 | Turkey | 3.5% | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Australia | 3.5% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 113 | Libya | 3.2% | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Egypt | 3.2% | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 115 | China | 3.2% | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 2.8% | 2023 | up 871.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 2.8% | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 118 | South Korea | 2.5% | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Yemen | 2.3% | 2023 | up 72.8% | flat |
| 120 | Mongolia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 121 | Malta | 2.2% | 2023 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Singapore | 2.2% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 123 | Suriname | 2.1% | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 124 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 1.5% | 2023 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Russia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 127 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2023 | up 1,845.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Venezuela | 0.9% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Israel | 0.4% | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Iran | 0.2% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 133 | Syria | 0.1% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2023 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 144 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 145 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 145 | Oman | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 11.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 73.4%
- Low income 71.8%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 64.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 62.0%
- IDA total 62.0%
- IDA blend 62.0%
- Lower middle income 62.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 62.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 62.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 62.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 62.0%
About this data
Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use. The indicator expresses the share of total energy supply.