economic2024

Annual change in solar and wind power consumption

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data109 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14.5terawatt-hours
Median: 0.5terawatt-hours
Countries Covered
109
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
892.8terawatt-hours
Lowest
France
-5.8terawatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China892.8terawatt-hours
2United States of America237.8terawatt-hours
3Brazil81.4terawatt-hours
4India48.9terawatt-hours
5Türkiye26.4terawatt-hours
By Region
North America86.4terawatt-hours(3 countries)
Asia41.4terawatt-hours(24 countries)
South America17.5terawatt-hours(6 countries)
Oceania8.6terawatt-hours(2 countries)
Europe4.9terawatt-hours(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-5.8terawatt-hours)High (892.8terawatt-hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.5terawatt-hours)

North America (3)
Asia (24)
South America (6)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (35)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China892.8terawatt-hours
2United States of America237.8terawatt-hours
3Brazil81.4terawatt-hours
4India48.9terawatt-hours
5Türkiye26.4terawatt-hours
6Sweden18.3terawatt-hours
7Germany17.9terawatt-hours
8Canada17.9terawatt-hours
9Spain15.1terawatt-hours
10Finland15.1terawatt-hours
11Australia14.8terawatt-hours
12Taiwan, Province of China14.8terawatt-hours
13Netherlands14.4terawatt-hours
14Poland13.2terawatt-hours
15Saudi Arabia12.5terawatt-hours
16Austria10.2terawatt-hours
17Uzbekistan10.2terawatt-hours
18Italy10.2terawatt-hours
19Chile8.1terawatt-hours
20Portugal7.9terawatt-hours
21United Kingdom6.5terawatt-hours
22Argentina5.8terawatt-hours
23Greece5.4terawatt-hours
24Hungary5.0terawatt-hours
25Colombia5.0terawatt-hours
26Israel4.7terawatt-hours
27Japan4.7terawatt-hours
28Peru4.6terawatt-hours
29Denmark4.1terawatt-hours
30Bulgaria4.1terawatt-hours
31Lithuania4.1terawatt-hours
32Mexico3.5terawatt-hours
33Vietnam3.2terawatt-hours
34Egypt3.1terawatt-hours
35Switzerland3.1terawatt-hours
36Philippines2.9terawatt-hours
37Romania2.9terawatt-hours
38Kazakhstan2.8terawatt-hours
39Morocco2.4terawatt-hours
40New Zealand2.3terawatt-hours
41United Arab Emirates2.3terawatt-hours
42Sri Lanka2.2terawatt-hours
43Slovenia2.1terawatt-hours
44Estonia1.9terawatt-hours
45Norway1.8terawatt-hours
46Czech Republic1.7terawatt-hours
47Croatia1.2terawatt-hours
48Azerbaijan1.1terawatt-hours
49Bangladesh1.0terawatt-hours
50Singapore0.8terawatt-hours
51Islamic Republic of Iran0.6terawatt-hours
52Malaysia0.6terawatt-hours
53Cyprus0.6terawatt-hours
54Ireland0.6terawatt-hours
55Indonesia0.5terawatt-hours
56Latvia0.4terawatt-hours
57Luxembourg0.4terawatt-hours
58Russian Federation0.3terawatt-hours
59Qatar0.2terawatt-hours
60Slovakia0.2terawatt-hours
61Ecuador0.0terawatt-hours
62Oman0.0terawatt-hours
63Iceland0.0terawatt-hours
64Algeria0.0terawatt-hours
65Iraq0.0terawatt-hours
66Hong Kong0.0terawatt-hours
67Trinidad and Tobago0.0terawatt-hours
68Venezuela0.0terawatt-hours
69Turkmenistan0.0terawatt-hours
70Myanmar0.0terawatt-hours
71Chad0.0terawatt-hours
72Republic of the Congo0.0terawatt-hours
73Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0terawatt-hours
74Cuba0.0terawatt-hours
75Equatorial Guinea0.0terawatt-hours
76Gabon0.0terawatt-hours
77Ghana0.0terawatt-hours
78Guinea0.0terawatt-hours
79Guyana0.0terawatt-hours
80Libya0.0terawatt-hours
81Madagascar0.0terawatt-hours
82Mongolia0.0terawatt-hours
83Mozambique0.0terawatt-hours
84Curaçao0.0terawatt-hours
85New Caledonia0.0terawatt-hours
86Nigeria0.0terawatt-hours
87Papua New Guinea0.0terawatt-hours
88Serbia0.0terawatt-hours
89Zimbabwe0.0terawatt-hours
90South Sudan0.0terawatt-hours
91Sudan0.0terawatt-hours
92Syrian Arab Republic0.0terawatt-hours
93Tunisia0.0terawatt-hours
94Yemen0.0terawatt-hours
95Zambia0.0terawatt-hours
96Angola0.0terawatt-hours
97Bahrain0.0terawatt-hours
98Bolivia0.0terawatt-hours
99Brunei Darussalam0.0terawatt-hours
100Belarus-0.0terawatt-hours
101Kuwait-0.0terawatt-hours
102The Republic of North Macedonia-0.1terawatt-hours
103Thailand-0.2terawatt-hours
104South Africa-0.7terawatt-hours
105Ukraine-0.8terawatt-hours
106Pakistan-1.3terawatt-hours
107South Korea-1.3terawatt-hours
108Belgium-3.7terawatt-hours
109France-5.8terawatt-hours
Showing 109 of 109 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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