Renewable energy consumption

211 countries, 2021. Unit: % of final energy consumption.

First in the ranking
96.3 %
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median country
20.4 %
half above, half below
Range
0.0 to 96.3
Bahrain - Democratic Republic of the Congo

How to read it

Across 211 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Democratic Republic of the Congo (96.3 %) and the lowest in Bahrain (0.0 %).

The median country is at 20.4 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 16.8 % in 1991 to 19.7 % in 2020.

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.

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Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser… · via World Bank WDI (EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS) · licence

Renewable energy over time

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Ranking of countries

2021
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Democratic Republic of the Congo96.3Africa
2Somalia95.4Africa
3Liberia93.2Africa
4Gabon91.3Africa
5Uganda91.0Africa
6Central African Republic90.9Africa
7Ethiopia90.6Africa
8Guinea-Bissau87.4Africa
9Madagascar83.6Africa
10Burundi83.1Africa
11Zambia83.0Africa
12Iceland82.4Europe
13Zimbabwe82.4Africa
14Bhutan81.8Asia
15Eritrea80.7Africa
16Nigeria80.3Africa
17Niger79.6Africa
18Rwanda79.4Africa
19Cameroon79.2Africa
20Tanzania78.3Africa
21Mozambique76.9Africa
22Haiti76.7North America
23Togo75.1Africa
24Nepal73.7Asia
25Republic of the Congo71.4Africa
26Burkina Faso71.2Africa
27Mali71.2Africa
28Malawi71.1Africa
29Sierra Leone71.1Africa
30Chad69.9Africa
31Kenya67.7Africa
32Guinea66.8Africa
33Eswatini65.4Africa
34Myanmar62.9Asia
35Guatemala62.1North America
36Norway61.4Europe
37Sudan61.0Africa
38Paraguay58.8South America
39Côte d'Ivoire58.2Africa
40Sweden57.9Europe
41Uruguay57.8South America
42Benin54.5Africa
43Papua New Guinea54.5Oceania
44Liechtenstein53.6Europe
45Angola52.9Africa
46Cambodia52.4Asia
47Laos51.5Asia
48Nicaragua50.4North America
49Finland50.2Europe
50Solomon Islands49.1Oceania
51Sri Lanka48.8Asia
52The Gambia48.6Africa
53Brazil46.5South America
54Honduras45.9North America
55Latvia44.0Europe
56Kiribati42.2Oceania
57Albania41.9Europe
58Pakistan41.6Asia
59Comoros41.2Africa
60São Tomé and Principe40.8Africa
61Montenegro39.6Europe
62Denmark39.5Europe
63Ghana39.0Africa
64Estonia38.0Europe
65Bosnia and Herzegovina36.6Europe
66Austria36.0Europe
67Samoa36.0Oceania
68Senegal35.4Africa
69India34.9Asia
70Tajikistan34.9Asia
71Costa Rica34.2North America
72Croatia34.1Europe
73Venezuela33.7South America
74Lesotho33.6Africa
75Lithuania33.2Europe
76South Sudan32.4Africa
77Portugal32.3Europe
78Peru30.6South America
79Namibia30.0Africa
80Colombia29.7South America
81Fiji29.7Oceania
82New Zealand28.9Oceania
83Panama28.0North America
84Philippines28.0Asia
85Switzerland27.7Europe
86Kyrgyzstan27.6Asia
87Botswana27.4Africa
88Serbia27.2Europe
89Belize26.6North America
90Djibouti26.6Africa
91Georgia25.2Asia
92Bangladesh25.0Asia
93Vanuatu24.6Oceania
94Chile24.2South America
95Vietnam24.2Asia
96Canada23.8North America
97Romania23.6Europe
98Slovenia23.4Europe
99Cabo Verde22.6Africa
100Mauritania22.1Africa
101El Salvador21.9North America
102Greece21.5Europe
103Moldova21.4Europe
104Cuba20.9North America
105Luxembourg20.5Europe
106Bulgaria20.4Europe
107Indonesia20.2Asia
108Afghanistan20.0Asia
109North Macedonia19.5Europe
110Spain19.0Europe
111Thailand19.0Asia
112Ecuador18.9South America
113Andorra18.4Europe
114Slovakia17.9Europe
115Germany17.6Europe
116Italy17.5Europe
117Czechia17.2Europe
118France16.2Europe
119Cyprus15.6Asia
120Palestine15.4Asia
121Hungary15.3Europe
122China15.2Asia
123Poland15.2Europe
124Dominican Republic14.8North America
125North Korea14.7Asia
126Suriname14.5South America
127Macao13.6Asia
128Guyana13.2South America
129Mexico13.0North America
130Bolivia12.8South America
131Ireland12.7Europe
132Australia12.3Oceania
133United Kingdom12.2Europe
134Netherlands12.2Europe
135Marshall Islands12.1Oceania
136Timor-Leste12.1Asia
137Türkiye12.0Asia
138Belgium11.7Europe
139Greenland11.6North America
140Tunisia11.6Africa
141Jordan11.5Asia
142Morocco10.9Africa
143United States10.9North America
144Jamaica10.5North America
145Grenada10.2North America
146Saint Lucia9.7North America
147South Africa9.7Africa
148Argentina9.2South America
149Armenia9.1Asia
150Ukraine8.9Europe
151Aruba8.8North America
152Dominica8.8North America
153Japan8.8Asia
154Malta8.6Europe
155Mauritius8.6Africa
156New Caledonia8.3Oceania
157Belarus8.2Europe
158Malaysia7.5Asia
159French Polynesia7.4Oceania
160Lebanon6.8Asia
161Israel6.2Asia
162Egypt6.1Africa
163United States Virgin Islands5.9North America
164Barbados5.5North America
165Equatorial Guinea5.2Africa
166Faroe Islands5.1Europe
167Tuvalu5.0Oceania
168Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.0North America
169Guam4.5Oceania
170Yemen3.7Asia
171South Korea3.6Asia
172Russia3.5Europe
173Isle of Man3.2Europe
174Libya3.1Africa
175Mongolia3.0Asia
176Curaçao2.8North America
177Puerto Rico2.6North America
178Federated States of Micronesia2.1Oceania
179Kazakhstan2.0Asia
180Tonga1.8Oceania
181Seychelles1.7Africa
182Saint Kitts and Nevis1.6North America
183Nauru1.6Oceania
184Maldives1.4Asia
185Azerbaijan1.3Asia
186British Virgin Islands1.3North America
187Bahamas1.1North America
188Iraq1.1Asia
189Singapore1.1Asia
190Syria1.1Asia
191United Arab Emirates1.0Asia
192Uzbekistan1.0Asia
193Antigua and Barbuda0.9North America
194Bermuda0.9North America
195Iran0.9Asia
196Palau0.9Oceania
197Turks and Caicos Islands0.8North America
198Northern Mariana Islands0.5Oceania
199Trinidad and Tobago0.5North America
200American Samoa0.4Oceania
201Hong Kong0.4Asia
202Algeria0.1Africa
203Kuwait0.1Asia
204Oman0.1Asia
205Saudi Arabia0.1Asia
206Turkmenistan0.1Asia
207Bahrain0.0Asia
208Brunei0.0Asia
209Cayman Islands0.0North America
210Qatar0.0Asia
211Sint Maarten0.0North America
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Biggest changes, 2011-2021

change in percentage points · 209 countries

Largest increase

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.2 → 36.6 +22.4 pp
  2. Venezuela 14.8 → 33.7 +18.9 pp
  3. Luxembourg 3.8 → 20.5 +16.7 pp
  4. Denmark 23.8 → 39.5 +15.7 pp
  5. Finland 35.1 → 50.2 +15.1 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Comoros 69.0 → 41.2 −27.8 pp
  2. Tajikistan 60.0 → 34.9 −25.1 pp
  3. Myanmar 83.8 → 62.9 −20.9 pp
  4. Côte d'Ivoire 79.1 → 58.2 −20.9 pp
  5. Timor-Leste 32.8 → 12.1 −20.7 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Renewable energy - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 20 40 60 80 100 1990 Africa: 78.7 Asia: 4.4 Europe: 3.8 North America: 14.5 South America: 38.1 Oceania: 10.6 1991 Africa: 79.8 Asia: 4.45 Europe: 4.7 North America: 12.8 South America: 38.1 Oceania: 8.2 1992 Africa: 81 Asia: 5.1 Europe: 5.9 North America: 13.3 South America: 37.3 Oceania: 7 1993 Africa: 81.3 Asia: 4.8 Europe: 7.7 North America: 13.35 South America: 36.9 Oceania: 7.2 1994 Africa: 79.5 Asia: 4.65 Europe: 8 North America: 12.25 South America: 34.8 Oceania: 6.8 1995 Africa: 78.7 Asia: 4.4 Europe: 8.3 North America: 13.5 South America: 33.3 Oceania: 8.2 1996 Africa: 76.4 Asia: 4.9 Europe: 10.1 North America: 12.85 South America: 32.2 Oceania: 7.4 1997 Africa: 78.3 Asia: 4.2 Europe: 9.2 North America: 12.8 South America: 30 Oceania: 8 1998 Africa: 77.8 Asia: 4.5 Europe: 8.9 North America: 10.55 South America: 29.8 Oceania: 8.6 1999 Africa: 76.1 Asia: 4.3 Europe: 9.1 North America: 10.8 South America: 29.1 Oceania: 8.5 2000 Africa: 73.8 Asia: 4.9 Europe: 9.3 North America: 10.8 South America: 29.8 Oceania: 8.4 2001 Africa: 72.8 Asia: 4.6 Europe: 9.4 North America: 9.9 South America: 30 Oceania: 6.7 2002 Africa: 74.7 Asia: 6.1 Europe: 8.7 North America: 10.15 South America: 30.85 Oceania: 6.2 2003 Africa: 75 Asia: 6.3 Europe: 9.05 North America: 9.85 South America: 31.1 Oceania: 7.2 2004 Africa: 75.4 Asia: 5.95 Europe: 9.25 North America: 9.45 South America: 30.2 Oceania: 6.7 2005 Africa: 77.2 Asia: 5.85 Europe: 9.8 North America: 9.35 South America: 30.6 Oceania: 6.7 2006 Africa: 77.3 Asia: 5.45 Europe: 10 North America: 7.95 South America: 31.75 Oceania: 6.8 2007 Africa: 78 Asia: 5.7 Europe: 10.5 North America: 7.35 South America: 30.75 Oceania: 7 2008 Africa: 75 Asia: 5.4 Europe: 10.8 North America: 7.25 South America: 30.8 Oceania: 7.8 2009 Africa: 73.7 Asia: 5.4 Europe: 12.5 North America: 8 South America: 31.35 Oceania: 7.1 2010 Africa: 74 Asia: 6.1 Europe: 18.7 North America: 9.15 South America: 28.8 Oceania: 7.5 2011 Africa: 74.7 Asia: 7 Europe: 14.7 North America: 9.45 South America: 29.2 Oceania: 6.9 2012 Africa: 72.7 Asia: 6.1 Europe: 16.5 North America: 9 South America: 29.15 Oceania: 6.6 2013 Africa: 72.4 Asia: 6.35 Europe: 19.1 North America: 9.2 South America: 27.65 Oceania: 6.6 2014 Africa: 71.85 Asia: 6.35 Europe: 19.4 North America: 9.8 South America: 25.5 Oceania: 7.4 2015 Africa: 69 Asia: 5.8 Europe: 19 North America: 8.9 South America: 25.05 Oceania: 7.8 2016 Africa: 68 Asia: 5.9 Europe: 18.9 North America: 9.3 South America: 22.95 Oceania: 8.1 2017 Africa: 68.95 Asia: 6.1 Europe: 18 North America: 9.7 South America: 23.1 Oceania: 8.1 2018 Africa: 69.65 Asia: 7.85 Europe: 19.6 North America: 8.9 South America: 21.9 Oceania: 7.7 2019 Africa: 68.2 Asia: 8.45 Europe: 18.5 North America: 9.2 South America: 21.5 Oceania: 7.7 2020 Africa: 67.4 Asia: 9.6 Europe: 20.9 North America: 10 South America: 28.95 Oceania: 8.2 2021 Africa: 67.25 Asia: 10.3 Europe: 20.5 North America: 9.7 South America: 26.95 Oceania: 8.3 1990 2000 2005 2010 2021

By continent

median country
Africa 67.3 %
Asia 10.3 %
Europe 20.5 %
North America 9.7 %
South America 27.0 %
Oceania 8.3 %

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