Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) by country
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Countries reporting
208
Highest
78.9%
Denmark
Lowest
-23.8%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
5.7%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
7,407
What the numbers show
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 78.9% in Denmark; the lowest is -23.8% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 10.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 1,523,430.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 171,662.0%).
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 78.9% | 2021 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 66.9% | 2021 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 59.5% | 2021 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 55.3% | 2021 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 51.4% | 2021 | up 328.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 48.4% | 2021 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Lithuania | 44.1% | 2021 | up 236.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 40.0% | 2021 | up 710.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | 39.6% | 2021 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 38.5% | 2021 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 37.8% | 2021 | up 371.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 35.6% | 2021 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Djibouti | 35.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 35.0% | 2021 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 33.9% | 2021 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 33.1% | 2021 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 31.0% | 2021 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2021 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 29.7% | 2021 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Iceland | 29.6% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 21 | Eswatini | 27.5% | 2021 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 22 | New Zealand | 27.1% | 2021 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 26.5% | 2021 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 26.1% | 2021 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 25.6% | 2021 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 24.8% | 2021 | up 32,820.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 24.5% | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Palestine | 24.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Sweden | 24.4% | 2021 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 24.2% | 2021 | up 3,031.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | 22.4% | 2021 | up 893.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 22.2% | 2021 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 22.1% | 2021 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 20.9% | 2021 | up 454.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Samoa | 20.4% | 2021 | up 31,780.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Austria | 19.8% | 2021 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mauritania | 19.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Angola | 18.9% | 2021 | up 2,871.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkey | 18.7% | 2021 | up 643.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 18.6% | 2021 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 18.3% | 2021 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Curacao | 18.3% | 2021 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 18.1% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 17.6% | 2021 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 45 | Andorra | 17.5% | 2021 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 17.3% | 2021 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 17.3% | 2021 | up 452.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 16.5% | 2021 | up 468.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Kiribati | 16.4% | 2021 | up 411.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 15.8% | 2021 | up 946.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 15.7% | 2021 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Cyprus | 15.1% | 2021 | up 317.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 15.0% | 2021 | up 489.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Aruba | 14.8% | 2021 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 14.4% | 2021 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 14.4% | 2021 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | 14.2% | 2021 | up 4,598.6% | volatile |
| 58 | United States | 14.0% | 2021 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 14.0% | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mexico | 13.4% | 2021 | up 358.8% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 13.3% | 2021 | up 799.1% | volatile |
| 62 | China | 12.9% | 2021 | up 538.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Japan | 12.6% | 2021 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Malta | 11.9% | 2021 | up 2,493.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Togo | 11.7% | 2021 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 11.5% | 2021 | up 475.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 11.3% | 2021 | up 429.7% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 11.3% | 2021 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Somalia | 11.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Yemen | 10.5% | 2021 | up 25,949.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 10.4% | 2021 | up 275.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Vietnam | 10.2% | 2021 | up 481.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 10.0% | 2021 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 9.9% | 2021 | up 4,381.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Nauru | 9.8% | 2021 | up 8,032.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 9.8% | 2021 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 9.6% | 2021 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 9.2% | 2021 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | 9.1% | 2021 | up 305.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% | 2021 | up 1,047.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 8.7% | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 82 | Montenegro | 8.5% | 2021 | up 151,423.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia | 8.5% | 2021 | up 384.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovakia | 8.4% | 2021 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Canada | 7.9% | 2021 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 7.9% | 2021 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Niger | 7.8% | 2021 | up 446.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 7.8% | 2021 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 7.8% | 2021 | up 571.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 7.7% | 2021 | up 501.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 7.6% | 2021 | up 1,116.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2021 | up 202.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Malawi | 7.6% | 2021 | up 221.0% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 7.3% | 2021 | up 2,817.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Haiti | 7.2% | 2021 | up 7,304.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Guyana | 7.1% | 2021 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 6.6% | 2021 | up 28,638.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 6.4% | 2021 | up 38,637.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 6.0% | 2021 | up 479.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Maldives | 5.8% | 2021 | up 1,175.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 5.8% | 2021 | up 761.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 5.7% | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 5.7% | 2021 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% | 2021 | up 3,864.7% | volatile |
| 106 | South Korea | 5.5% | 2021 | up 888.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 5.5% | 2021 | up 4,107.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2021 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 5.1% | 2021 | up 269.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Eritrea | 5.1% | 2021 | up 719.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | 5.0% | 2021 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Guam | 4.8% | 2021 | up 33,630.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | 2021 | up 3,558.5% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 4.7% | 2021 | up 24,702.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 4.7% | 2021 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 4.6% | 2021 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Chad | 4.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 118 | Palau | 4.6% | 2021 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% | 2021 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Seychelles | 4.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 4.4% | 2021 | up 6,658.4% | volatile |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2021 | up 18,494.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 4.2% | 2021 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 124 | Singapore | 4.0% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 125 | American Samoa | 3.9% | 2021 | up 2,128.7% | volatile |
| 126 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2021 | up 4,100.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Serbia | 3.6% | 2021 | up 26,810.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Madagascar | 3.6% | 2021 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Micronesia (country) | 3.5% | 2021 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Tanzania | 3.5% | 2021 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 3.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 3.0% | 2021 | up 15,160.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Cayman Islands | 2.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Tunisia | 2.7% | 2021 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7% | 2021 | up 35,454.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Congo | 2.6% | 2021 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% | 2021 | up 32,579.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Greenland | 2.5% | 2021 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 139 | United States Virgin Islands | 2.5% | 2021 | up 2,784.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 2.4% | 2021 | up 333.4% | volatile |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 2.3% | 2021 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 2.2% | 2021 | up 646.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 2.1% | 2021 | up 2,848.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Uganda | 2.1% | 2021 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Grenada | 2.0% | 2021 | up 509.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | 1.9% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Moldova | 1.8% | 2021 | up 2,339.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Burundi | 1.7% | 2021 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 150 | Liberia | 1.7% | 2021 | up 19,597.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | 1.6% | 2021 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2021 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Zambia | 1.3% | 2021 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 1.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Iraq | 1.0% | 2021 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Algeria | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2,333.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 3,400.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 0.8% | 2021 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Iran | 0.8% | 2021 | up 704.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2021 | up 343.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2021 | up 446.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2021 | up 345.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2021 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 19,686.9% | volatile |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Russia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 0.5% | 2021 | up 571.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Albania | 0.5% | 2021 | up 2,433.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Syria | 0.4% | 2021 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | 0.3% | 2021 | up 522.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 0.3% | 2021 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Qatar | 0.3% | 2021 | up 699.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2021 | up 1,523,430.0% | volatile |
| 179 | North Korea | 0.3% | 2021 | up 2,097.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Benin | 0.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Botswana | 0.2% | 2021 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 186 | East Timor | 0.1% | 2021 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2021 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2,929.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 | up 659.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Libya | 0.0% | 2021 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2021 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 194 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 194 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | -0.0% | 2021 | down 847.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Malaysia | -0.3% | 2021 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Nigeria | -0.4% | 2021 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Lebanon | -0.9% | 2021 | down 290.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Cameroon | -4.0% | 2021 | down 2,753.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Sudan | -4.3% | 2021 | down 390.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Suriname | -6.1% | 2021 | down 136.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Venezuela | -6.8% | 2021 | down 171,662.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -9.2% | 2021 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Laos | -10.0% | 2021 | down 5,659.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Nepal | -15.1% | 2021 | down 4,321.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Gabon | -17.2% | 2021 | down 35,474.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Equatorial Guinea | -23.8% | 2021 | down 1,237.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 2.1%
- Euro area 25.8%
- European Union 24.9%
- Other small states 18.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 17.2%
- OECD members 16.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 16.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 15.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 14.5%
- Small states 14.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14.4%
About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.