environmental2021

Renewables (excl. hydroelectric)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data208 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
10.1% of total
Median: 5.7% of total
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Denmark
78.9% of total
Lowest
Equatorial Guinea
-23.8% of total
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark78.9% of total
2El Salvador66.9% of total
3Belize59.5% of total
4Nicaragua55.3% of total
5Uruguay51.4% of total
By Region
Europe24.1% of total(32 countries)
Oceania24.0% of total(2 countries)
South America16.7% of total(7 countries)
North America13.2% of total(4 countries)
Africa11.1% of total(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-23.8% of total)High (78.9% of total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.1% of total)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (128)
Asia (26)

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 2021; 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
1Denmark78.9% of total
2El Salvador66.9% of total
3Belize59.5% of total
4Nicaragua55.3% of total
5Uruguay51.4% of total
6Kenya48.4% of total
7Lithuania44.1% of total
8Luxembourg40.0% of total
9Estonia39.6% of total
10Portugal38.5% of total
11United Kingdom37.8% of total
12Germany35.6% of total
13Djibouti35.4% of total
14Spain35.0% of total
15Ireland33.9% of total
16Netherlands33.1% of total
17Finland31.0% of total
18Honduras30.8% of total
19Greece29.7% of total
20Iceland29.6% of total
21Eswatini27.5% of total
22New Zealand27.1% of total
23Costa Rica26.5% of total
24Chile26.1% of total
25Namibia25.6% of total
26Jordan24.8% of total
27Italy24.5% of total
28State of Palestine24.5% of total
29Sweden24.4% of total
30Zimbabwe24.2% of total
31Croatia22.4% of total
32Belgium22.2% of total
33Brazil22.1% of total
34Australia20.9% of total
35Samoa20.4% of total
36Austria19.8% of total
37Mauritania19.4% of total
38Angola18.9% of total
39Türkiye18.7% of total
40Hungary18.6% of total
41Cape Verde18.3% of total
42Curaçao18.3% of total
43Mauritius18.1% of total
44Guatemala17.6% of total
45Andorra17.5% of total
46Thailand17.3% of total
47Latvia17.3% of total
48Morocco16.5% of total
49Kiribati16.4% of total
50Tuvalu15.8% of total
51Poland15.7% of total
52Cyprus15.1% of total
53Romania15.0% of total
54Aruba14.8% of total
55Vanuatu14.4% of total
56Faroe Islands14.4% of total
57Tonga14.2% of total
58United States of America14.0% of total
59Philippines14.0% of total
60Mexico13.4% of total
61Senegal13.3% of total
62People's Republic of China12.9% of total
63Japan12.6% of total
64Malta11.9% of total
65Togo11.7% of total
66Bulgaria11.5% of total
67Myanmar11.3% of total
68France11.3% of total
69Somalia11.2% of total
70Yemen10.5% of total
71Panama10.4% of total
72Vietnam10.2% of total
73Fiji10.0% of total
74Mongolia9.9% of total
75Nauru9.8% of total
76Czech Republic9.8% of total
77Jamaica9.6% of total
78India9.2% of total
79Argentina9.1% of total
80Dominican Republic9.1% of total
81Indonesia8.7% of total
82Montenegro8.5% of total
83Bolivia8.5% of total
84Slovakia8.4% of total
85Canada7.9% of total
86New Caledonia7.9% of total
87Niger7.8% of total
88Pakistan7.8% of total
89Sri Lanka7.8% of total
90Norway7.7% of total
91Israel7.6% of total
92Switzerland7.6% of total
93Malawi7.6% of total
94Barbados7.3% of total
95Haiti7.2% of total
96Guyana7.1% of total
97Guinea-Bissau7.1% of total
98Afghanistan6.6% of total
99Burkina Faso6.4% of total
100Ethiopia6.0% of total
101Maldives5.8% of total
102Peru5.8% of total
103Mali5.7% of total
104Solomon Islands5.7% of total
105Antigua and Barbuda5.7% of total
106South Korea5.5% of total
107Ukraine5.5% of total
108Rwanda5.2% of total
109Egypt5.1% of total
110Eritrea5.1% of total
111Cambodia5.0% of total
112Guam4.8% of total
113Sierra Leone4.8% of total
114The Republic of North Macedonia4.7% of total
115Papua New Guinea4.7% of total
116Slovenia4.6% of total
117Chad4.6% of total
118Palau4.6% of total
119Saint Kitts and Nevis4.5% of total
120Seychelles4.5% of total
121Puerto Rico4.4% of total
122United Arab Emirates4.2% of total
123Cuba4.2% of total
124Singapore4.0% of total
125American Samoa3.9% of total
126South Africa3.7% of total
127Serbia3.6% of total
128Madagascar3.6% of total
129Micronesia, Federated States of3.5% of total
130United Republic of Tanzania3.5% of total
131Tajikistan3.3% of total
132Kazakhstan3.0% of total
133Cayman Islands2.9% of total
134Tunisia2.7% of total
135Bosnia and Herzegovina2.7% of total
136Republic of the Congo2.6% of total
137Saint Lucia2.5% of total
138Greenland2.5% of total
139Virgin Islands, U.S.2.5% of total
140Marshall Islands2.4% of total
141Virgin Islands, British2.3% of total
142Belarus2.2% of total
143Armenia2.1% of total
144Uganda2.1% of total
145Grenada2.0% of total
146Oman1.9% of total
147Moldova, Republic of1.8% of total
148Burundi1.7% of total
149Liberia1.7% of total
150Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.6% of total
151Republic of The Gambia1.6% of total
152Ecuador1.6% of total
153Turks and Caicos Islands1.5% of total
154Zambia1.3% of total
155Azerbaijan1.2% of total
156Iraq1.0% of total
157Colombia1.0% of total
158Algeria0.9% of total
159Georgia0.8% of total
160Hong Kong0.8% of total
161Saint Martin (French part)0.8% of total
162Islamic Republic of Iran0.8% of total
163Bangladesh0.8% of total
164Ghana0.8% of total
165Dominica0.8% of total
166Guinea0.7% of total
167Mozambique0.7% of total
168Paraguay0.7% of total
169French Polynesia0.6% of total
170Russian Federation0.5% of total
171Bahamas0.5% of total
172Albania0.5% of total
173Syrian Arab Republic0.4% of total
174South Sudan0.3% of total
175Central African Republic0.3% of total
176Qatar0.3% of total
177Kuwait0.3% of total
178North Korea0.3% of total
179Benin0.3% of total
180Botswana0.2% of total
181Sao Tome and Principe0.2% of total
182Cote d'Ivoire0.2% of total
183Lesotho0.1% of total
184Uzbekistan0.1% of total
185Timor-Leste0.1% of total
186Trinidad and Tobago0.1% of total
187Saudi Arabia0.1% of total
188Bahrain0.0% of total
189Libya0.0% of total
190Brunei Darussalam0.0% of total
191Bhutan0.0% of total
192Kyrgyzstan0.0% of total
193Comoros0.0% of total
194Gibraltar0.0% of total
195Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0% of total
196Turkmenistan-0.0% of total
197Malaysia-0.3% of total
198Nigeria-0.4% of total
199Lebanon-0.9% of total
200Cameroon-4.0% of total
201Sudan-4.3% of total
202Suriname-6.1% of total
203Venezuela-6.8% of total
204Democratic Republic of the Congo-9.2% of total
205Lao People's Democratic Republic-10.0% of total
206Nepal-15.1% of total
207Gabon-17.2% of total
208Equatorial Guinea-23.8% of total
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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