environmental2025

Electricity generation from renewables

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data208 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
51.4terawatt-hours
Median: 2.6terawatt-hours
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
3,920.5terawatt-hours
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0terawatt-hours
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China3,920.5terawatt-hours
2United States of America1,158.8terawatt-hours
3Brazil650.0terawatt-hours
4India501.0terawatt-hours
5Canada416.9terawatt-hours
By Region
North America417.2terawatt-hours(4 countries)
Asia194.8terawatt-hours(27 countries)
South America130.1terawatt-hours(7 countries)
Oceania68.6terawatt-hours(2 countries)
Europe54.3terawatt-hours(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0terawatt-hours)High (3,920.5terawatt-hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 51.4terawatt-hours)

North America (4)
Asia (27)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Other (127)

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 2025; 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 China3,920.5terawatt-hours
2United States of America1,158.8terawatt-hours
3Brazil650.0terawatt-hours
4India501.0terawatt-hours
5Canada416.9terawatt-hours
6Germany295.7terawatt-hours
7Japan242.7terawatt-hours
8Russian Federation207.0terawatt-hours
9Spain160.8terawatt-hours
10Norway159.2terawatt-hours
11Türkiye153.1terawatt-hours
12United Kingdom151.9terawatt-hours
13France148.6terawatt-hours
14Vietnam140.8terawatt-hours
15Italy129.1terawatt-hours
16Sweden121.5terawatt-hours
17Australia98.8terawatt-hours
18Pakistan83.4terawatt-hours
19Mexico82.4terawatt-hours
20Venezuela73.0terawatt-hours
21Colombia69.6terawatt-hours
22Netherlands69.1terawatt-hours
23Indonesia67.2terawatt-hours
24South Korea64.9terawatt-hours
25Austria61.2terawatt-hours
26Chile58.7terawatt-hours
27Poland54.6terawatt-hours
28Argentina53.0terawatt-hours
29Finland46.5terawatt-hours
30Paraguay45.4terawatt-hours
31Switzerland44.1terawatt-hours
32Portugal41.4terawatt-hours
33Malaysia40.4terawatt-hours
34Lao People's Democratic Republic40.1terawatt-hours
35Peru38.5terawatt-hours
36New Zealand38.4terawatt-hours
37Taiwan, Province of China35.3terawatt-hours
38Ethiopia33.4terawatt-hours
39South Africa33.1terawatt-hours
40Denmark30.4terawatt-hours
41Thailand29.6terawatt-hours
42Ecuador29.1terawatt-hours
43Greece29.0terawatt-hours
44Philippines28.7terawatt-hours
45Belgium28.4terawatt-hours
46Egypt26.6terawatt-hours
47Romania23.4terawatt-hours
48Tajikistan23.3terawatt-hours
49Iceland19.1terawatt-hours
50Ukraine18.3terawatt-hours
51Kazakhstan18.0terawatt-hours
52Zambia17.3terawatt-hours
53North Korea17.2terawatt-hours
54Uzbekistan16.8terawatt-hours
55Mozambique16.5terawatt-hours
56Democratic Republic of the Congo15.9terawatt-hours
57United Arab Emirates15.6terawatt-hours
58Islamic Republic of Iran15.2terawatt-hours
59Ireland14.9terawatt-hours
60Hungary14.2terawatt-hours
61Israel13.9terawatt-hours
62Kyrgyzstan13.4terawatt-hours
63Nigeria13.0terawatt-hours
64Costa Rica12.8terawatt-hours
65Czech Republic12.7terawatt-hours
66Kenya12.6terawatt-hours
67Bulgaria12.5terawatt-hours
68Sudan11.8terawatt-hours
69Uruguay11.7terawatt-hours
70Angola11.5terawatt-hours
71Croatia11.2terawatt-hours
72Nepal11.1terawatt-hours
73Bhutan11.0terawatt-hours
74Guatemala10.8terawatt-hours
75Georgia10.8terawatt-hours
76Morocco10.7terawatt-hours
77Myanmar10.4terawatt-hours
78Serbia10.2terawatt-hours
79Saudi Arabia9.8terawatt-hours
80Sri Lanka9.4terawatt-hours
81Panama9.1terawatt-hours
82Ghana8.8terawatt-hours
83Albania8.3terawatt-hours
84Honduras6.9terawatt-hours
85Lithuania6.9terawatt-hours
86Bosnia and Herzegovina6.3terawatt-hours
87Slovenia5.9terawatt-hours
88Zimbabwe5.9terawatt-hours
89Jordan5.7terawatt-hours
90Uganda5.6terawatt-hours
91Slovakia5.5terawatt-hours
92Dominican Republic5.4terawatt-hours
93Cameroon5.3terawatt-hours
94Bolivia4.9terawatt-hours
95Latvia4.6terawatt-hours
96Armenia3.8terawatt-hours
97Estonia3.6terawatt-hours
98Azerbaijan3.4terawatt-hours
99The Republic of North Macedonia3.2terawatt-hours
100Cote d'Ivoire3.1terawatt-hours
101Guinea3.0terawatt-hours
102Singapore2.9terawatt-hours
103United Republic of Tanzania2.9terawatt-hours
104Nicaragua2.8terawatt-hours
105Iraq2.4terawatt-hours
106Oman2.4terawatt-hours
107Lebanon2.3terawatt-hours
108Qatar2.3terawatt-hours
109Belarus2.2terawatt-hours
110Bangladesh2.2terawatt-hours
111Kuwait2.1terawatt-hours
112Montenegro1.9terawatt-hours
113Malawi1.8terawatt-hours
114Cyprus1.6terawatt-hours
115Namibia1.6terawatt-hours
116Senegal1.5terawatt-hours
117Luxembourg1.4terawatt-hours
118Puerto Rico1.3terawatt-hours
119Mali1.2terawatt-hours
120Republic of the Congo1.1terawatt-hours
121Papua New Guinea1.1terawatt-hours
122Madagascar1.0terawatt-hours
123Algeria1.0terawatt-hours
124Gabon0.9terawatt-hours
125Suriname0.9terawatt-hours
126Tunisia0.9terawatt-hours
127Syrian Arab Republic0.9terawatt-hours
128Afghanistan0.9terawatt-hours
129New Caledonia0.8terawatt-hours
130Mongolia0.8terawatt-hours
131Cuba0.8terawatt-hours
132Fiji0.7terawatt-hours
133Moldova, Republic of0.7terawatt-hours
134Jamaica0.6terawatt-hours
135Mauritius0.6terawatt-hours
136Eswatini0.6terawatt-hours
137Yemen0.6terawatt-hours
138Rwanda0.6terawatt-hours
139Greenland0.5terawatt-hours
140Mauritania0.5terawatt-hours
141Belize0.4terawatt-hours
142Equatorial Guinea0.4terawatt-hours
143State of Palestine0.4terawatt-hours
144Hong Kong0.4terawatt-hours
145Burundi0.4terawatt-hours
146Malta0.4terawatt-hours
147Liberia0.3terawatt-hours
148Burkina Faso0.3terawatt-hours
149French Polynesia0.3terawatt-hours
150Macao0.2terawatt-hours
151Faroe Islands0.2terawatt-hours
152Togo0.2terawatt-hours
153Sierra Leone0.2terawatt-hours
154Aruba0.2terawatt-hours
155Cape Verde0.2terawatt-hours
156Guam0.2terawatt-hours
157Haiti0.2terawatt-hours
158Central African Republic0.1terawatt-hours
159Seychelles0.1terawatt-hours
160Bahrain0.1terawatt-hours
161Barbados0.1terawatt-hours
162Somalia0.1terawatt-hours
163Djibouti0.1terawatt-hours
164Samoa0.1terawatt-hours
165Maldives0.1terawatt-hours
166Eritrea0.1terawatt-hours
167Benin0.0terawatt-hours
168Guyana0.0terawatt-hours
169Cayman Islands0.0terawatt-hours
170Niger0.0terawatt-hours
171Antigua and Barbuda0.0terawatt-hours
172Chad0.0terawatt-hours
173Cook Islands0.0terawatt-hours
174Dominica0.0terawatt-hours
175Vanuatu0.0terawatt-hours
176Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0terawatt-hours
177Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0terawatt-hours
178Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0terawatt-hours
179Bahamas0.0terawatt-hours
180Kiribati0.0terawatt-hours
181Libya0.0terawatt-hours
182Nauru0.0terawatt-hours
183Saint Lucia0.0terawatt-hours
184Sao Tome and Principe0.0terawatt-hours
185South Sudan0.0terawatt-hours
186Tonga0.0terawatt-hours
187Trinidad and Tobago0.0terawatt-hours
188Turkmenistan0.0terawatt-hours
189Turks and Caicos Islands0.0terawatt-hours
190American Samoa0.0terawatt-hours
191Bermuda0.0terawatt-hours
192Botswana0.0terawatt-hours
193Solomon Islands0.0terawatt-hours
194Brunei Darussalam0.0terawatt-hours
195Comoros0.0terawatt-hours
196Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0terawatt-hours
197Republic of The Gambia0.0terawatt-hours
198Gibraltar0.0terawatt-hours
199Grenada0.0terawatt-hours
200Lesotho0.0terawatt-hours
201Montserrat0.0terawatt-hours
202Niue0.0terawatt-hours
203Guinea-Bissau0.0terawatt-hours
204Timor-Leste0.0terawatt-hours
205Saint Helena0.0terawatt-hours
206Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0terawatt-hours
207Western Sahara0.0terawatt-hours
208Virgin Islands, British0.0terawatt-hours
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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