Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members

OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1.89 trillion kWh
Change on year
up 7.3%
All-time high
1.89 trillion kWh
in 2021
All-time low
53.84 billion kWh
in 1991
Years of data
32
1990–2021

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

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T1990200520211990: 94.3B kWh1991: 53.8B kWh1992: 66.2B kWh1993: 72.1B kWh1994: 79.0B kWh1995: 73.8B kWh1996: 73.8B kWh1997: 80.0B kWh1998: 85.0B kWh1999: 96.3B kWh2000: 178.7B kWh2001: 184.7B kWh2002: 210.2B kWh2003: 230.8B kWh2004: 262.9B kWh2005: 301.7B kWh2006: 334.5B kWh2007: 382.6B kWh2008: 435.0B kWh2009: 491.6B kWh2010: 565.8B kWh2011: 668.9B kWh2012: 772.1B kWh2013: 878.9B kWh2014: 972.8B kWh2015: 1.1T kWh2016: 1.2T kWh2017: 1.3T kWh2018: 1.4T kWh2019: 1.6T kWh2020: 1.8T kWh2021: 1.9T kWh

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

Analysis

OECD members recorded 1.89 trillion 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 7.3% on the previous year and up 182.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members peaked at 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.84 billion kWh, in 1991.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.44 billion kWh 53.84 billion kWh 96.34 billion kWh 10
2000s 301.27 billion kWh 178.65 billion kWh 491.64 billion kWh 10
2010s 1.05 trillion kWh 565.83 billion kWh 1.58 trillion kWh 10
2020s 1.83 trillion kWh 1.76 trillion kWh 1.89 trillion kWh 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members?
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in OECD members was 1.89 trillion 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 OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 trillion kWh in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 53.84 billion kWh in 1991.
Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 182.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this OECD members 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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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.