environmental2022
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
27.0%
Median: 17.6%
Countries Covered
228
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
93.9%
Lowest
Gibraltar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo93.9%
2Liberia92.0%
3Uganda91.3%
4Gabon91.2%
5Somalia89.4%
By Region
Africa35.7%(9 countries)
South America30.6%(7 countries)
Other28.7%(148 countries)
North America27.9%(4 countries)
Europe27.8%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (93.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.0%)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (148)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
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 2022; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 93.9% |
| 2 | Liberia | 92.0% |
| 3 | Uganda | 91.3% |
| 4 | Gabon | 91.2% |
| 5 | Somalia | 89.4% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 89.0% |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 88.3% |
| 8 | Malawi | 86.7% |
| 9 | Madagascar | 83.8% |
| 10 | Iceland | 82.2% |
| 11 | Zambia | 81.3% |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 81.1% |
| 13 | Bhutan | 81.0% |
| 14 | Burundi | 80.2% |
| 15 | Eritrea | 80.1% |
| 16 | Rwanda | 79.9% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 79.6% |
| 18 | Niger | 77.9% |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77.5% |
| 20 | Haiti | 76.3% |
| 21 | Mozambique | 75.7% |
| 22 | Nepal | 73.9% |
| 23 | Togo | 73.0% |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 70.9% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 70.5% |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | 70.1% |
| 27 | Chad | 70.0% |
| 28 | Kenya | 68.0% |
| 29 | Guinea | 67.6% |
| 30 | Eswatini | 66.2% |
| 31 | Mali | 63.7% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 63.4% |
| 33 | Guatemala | 62.8% |
| 34 | Sudan | 62.6% |
| 35 | Myanmar | 62.5% |
| 36 | Paraguay | 61.2% |
| 37 | Norway | 60.3% |
| 38 | Sweden | 59.7% |
| 39 | Uruguay | 57.5% |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 57.0% |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.7% |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 54.3% |
| 43 | Benin | 53.7% |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 52.8% |
| 45 | Nigeria | 51.4% |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 50.8% |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 50.1% |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 50.0% |
| 49 | Finland | 49.6% |
| 50 | Angola | 49.6% |
| 51 | Brazil | 48.4% |
| 52 | Republic of The Gambia | 47.9% |
| 53 | Latvia | 47.2% |
| 54 | Cambodia | 46.6% |
| 55 | Honduras | 44.3% |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.0% |
| 57 | Kiribati | 41.9% |
| 58 | Ghana | 39.4% |
| 59 | Comoros | 39.3% |
| 60 | Denmark | 38.8% |
| 61 | Pakistan | 38.0% |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.3% |
| 63 | Estonia | 37.0% |
| 64 | Austria | 36.9% |
| 65 | Lesotho | 36.8% |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 36.7% |
| 67 | Djibouti | 36.6% |
| 68 | Montenegro | 35.8% |
| 69 | Lithuania | 35.8% |
| 70 | Botswana | 34.9% |
| 71 | India | 34.1% |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 34.1% |
| 73 | South Sudan | 34.1% |
| 74 | Samoa | 31.8% |
| 75 | Portugal | 31.5% |
| 76 | Belize | 30.8% |
| 77 | Croatia | 30.6% |
| 78 | Colombia | 30.6% |
| 79 | New Zealand | 30.4% |
| 80 | Namibia | 30.4% |
| 81 | French Guiana | 29.4% |
| 82 | Senegal | 29.1% |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.1% |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 27.6% |
| 85 | Philippines | 27.4% |
| 86 | Fiji | 26.7% |
| 87 | Switzerland | 26.2% |
| 88 | Panama | 26.0% |
| 89 | Peru | 25.9% |
| 90 | Serbia | 25.0% |
| 91 | Vietnam | 24.8% |
| 92 | Chile | 24.7% |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 24.3% |
| 94 | Canada | 24.2% |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 23.5% |
| 96 | Romania | 23.5% |
| 97 | Georgia | 22.5% |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 22.2% |
| 99 | Venezuela | 21.4% |
| 100 | Moldova, Republic of | 21.3% |
| 101 | Greece | 21.0% |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 20.0% |
| 103 | Slovenia | 20.0% |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 19.8% |
| 105 | Mauritania | 19.6% |
| 106 | Germany | 19.6% |
| 107 | Jersey | 19.3% |
| 108 | Thailand | 19.3% |
| 109 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.2% |
| 110 | Andorra | 18.7% |
| 111 | El Salvador | 18.6% |
| 112 | Cuba | 18.3% |
| 113 | Spain | 18.2% |
| 114 | State of Palestine | 18.1% |
| 115 | Slovakia | 17.2% |
| 116 | Czech Republic | 17.2% |
| 117 | France | 17.0% |
| 118 | Ecuador | 16.6% |
| 119 | Hungary | 16.4% |
| 120 | Reunion | 16.4% |
| 121 | Poland | 16.4% |
| 122 | Italy | 16.3% |
| 123 | Cyprus | 15.8% |
| 124 | Indonesia | 15.7% |
| 125 | People's Republic of China | 15.2% |
| 126 | Netherlands | 14.4% |
| 127 | North Korea | 14.3% |
| 128 | Ireland | 13.9% |
| 129 | Türkiye | 13.8% |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 13.6% |
| 131 | Australia | 13.5% |
| 132 | Mexico | 13.3% |
| 133 | Bolivia | 13.3% |
| 134 | Belgium | 13.1% |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 13.1% |
| 136 | Suriname | 12.8% |
| 137 | Greenland | 11.9% |
| 138 | Lebanon | 11.9% |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 11.7% |
| 140 | Ukraine | 11.7% |
| 141 | Tunisia | 11.5% |
| 142 | United States of America | 11.3% |
| 143 | Morocco | 11.0% |
| 144 | Macao | 11.0% |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 10.9% |
| 146 | Jordan | 10.8% |
| 147 | Argentina | 10.4% |
| 148 | Armenia | 10.3% |
| 149 | Saint Helena | 10.2% |
| 150 | Mayotte | 10.0% |
| 151 | Grenada | 9.9% |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 9.8% |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 9.6% |
| 154 | Japan | 9.3% |
| 155 | Dominica | 8.9% |
| 156 | Aruba | 8.7% |
| 157 | Jamaica | 8.7% |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 8.7% |
| 159 | Cook Islands | 8.5% |
| 160 | Malta | 8.4% |
| 161 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 8.4% |
| 162 | Belarus | 8.3% |
| 163 | Guyana | 8.1% |
| 164 | South Africa | 7.7% |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 7.6% |
| 166 | Mauritius | 7.2% |
| 167 | Malaysia | 7.1% |
| 168 | Guam | 6.5% |
| 169 | Israel | 6.4% |
| 170 | Egypt | 6.3% |
| 171 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 6.1% |
| 172 | Barbados | 5.6% |
| 173 | Tuvalu | 5.5% |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.1% |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.7% |
| 176 | South Korea | 4.1% |
| 177 | Yemen | 4.1% |
| 178 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3.4% |
| 179 | Russian Federation | 3.4% |
| 180 | Wallis and Futuna | 3.4% |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 3.0% |
| 182 | Niue | 2.8% |
| 183 | Mongolia | 2.8% |
| 184 | Libya | 2.7% |
| 185 | Curaçao | 2.6% |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 2.6% |
| 187 | Martinique | 2.5% |
| 188 | Kazakhstan | 2.2% |
| 189 | Tonga | 2.1% |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.1% |
| 191 | Isle of Man | 2.0% |
| 192 | Seychelles | 1.9% |
| 193 | Nauru | 1.8% |
| 194 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.6% |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% |
| 196 | Hong Kong | 1.4% |
| 197 | Uzbekistan | 1.4% |
| 198 | Singapore | 1.3% |
| 199 | Maldives | 1.3% |
| 200 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% |
| 201 | Guernsey | 1.3% |
| 202 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.2% |
| 203 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% |
| 204 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.2% |
| 205 | Bahamas | 1.0% |
| 206 | Bermuda | 0.9% |
| 207 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% |
| 208 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.8% |
| 209 | Anguilla | 0.7% |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.7% |
| 211 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7% |
| 212 | Palau | 0.6% |
| 213 | American Samoa | 0.5% |
| 214 | Iraq | 0.5% |
| 215 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% |
| 216 | Oman | 0.4% |
| 217 | Qatar | 0.3% |
| 218 | Montserrat | 0.2% |
| 219 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2% |
| 220 | Algeria | 0.2% |
| 221 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.1% |
| 222 | Bahrain | 0.1% |
| 223 | Kuwait | 0.1% |
| 224 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.1% |
| 225 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 226 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 227 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 228 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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