Share of wind and solar in electricity generation in North America

27 countries in North America, 2024. Unit: % of generation. World ranking →

First in the ranking
21.3 %
Median country
8.1 %
half above, half below
World
15.0 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 21.3
Grenada - El Salvador

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Across 27 countries in North America, the highest value is in El Salvador (21.3 %) and the lowest in Grenada (0.0 %).

The median country is at 8.1 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Wind and solar over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1El Salvador21.3
2United States17.2
3Aruba17.0
4Honduras15.5
5Panama14.5
6Nicaragua13.1
7Mexico12.8
8Costa Rica12.1
9Dominican Republic11.9
10Barbados9.0
11Jamaica8.9
12Canada8.8
13Saint Kitts and Nevis8.7
14Antigua and Barbuda8.1
15Puerto Rico5.7
16Cayman Islands4.2
17Guatemala4.1
18Turks and Caicos Islands3.7
19Saint Lucia2.5
20Belize2.1
21Cuba1.6
22Bahamas0.9
23Trinidad and Tobago0.1
24Grenada0.0
25Greenland0.0
26Haiti0.0
27Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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