Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Denmark

Denmark: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 26.08 billion kWh in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
26.08 billion kWh
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
21st
of 209 countries
All-time high
26.08 billion kWh
in 2021
All-time low
797.00 million kWh
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Denmark, 1990–2021

010.0B20.0B30.0B1990200520211990: 797.0M kWh1991: 1.0B kWh1992: 1.3B kWh1993: 1.6B kWh1994: 1.7B kWh1995: 1.8B kWh1996: 2.1B kWh1997: 2.9B kWh1998: 3.9B kWh1999: 4.3B kWh2000: 5.5B kWh2001: 5.8B kWh2002: 6.8B kWh2003: 8.1B kWh2004: 9.5B kWh2005: 9.8B kWh2006: 9.2B kWh2007: 10.3B kWh2008: 10.1B kWh2009: 10.0B kWh2010: 12.4B kWh2011: 14.2B kWh2012: 14.8B kWh2013: 16.0B kWh2014: 18.0B kWh2015: 18.9B kWh2016: 18.4B kWh2017: 21.8B kWh2018: 20.7B kWh2019: 23.1B kWh2020: 23.4B kWh2021: 26.1B kWh

Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 26.08 billion kWh for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Denmark peaked at 26.08 billion kWh in 2021 and was at its lowest, 797.00 million kWh, in 1990.

Denmark ranks 21st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 billion kWh 797.00 million kWh 4.35 billion kWh 10
2000s 8.50 billion kWh 5.54 billion kWh 10.28 billion kWh 10
2010s 17.82 billion kWh 12.41 billion kWh 23.06 billion kWh 10
2020s 24.75 billion kWh 23.43 billion kWh 26.08 billion kWh 2

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 18 Indonesia 31.07 billion kWh compare
  2. 19 Thailand 30.79 billion kWh compare
  3. 20 Poland 28.26 billion kWh compare
  4. 22 Vietnam 25.78 billion kWh compare
  5. 23 Chile 22.97 billion kWh compare
  6. 24 Finland 22.38 billion kWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Denmark?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Denmark was 26.08 billion kWh in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 26.08 billion kWh in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 797.00 million kWh in 1990.
How does Denmark rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Denmark ranks 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.