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Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
35.2% (share) of electricity output
Median: 23.5% (share) of electricity output
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Bhutan
100.0% (share) of electricity output
Lowest
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0.0% (share) of electricity output
Top 5 Countries
1Bhutan100.0% (share) of electricity output
2Paraguay100.0% (share) of electricity output
3Iceland100.0% (share) of electricity output
4Lesotho99.8% (share) of electricity output
5Costa Rica99.4% (share) of electricity output
By Region
South America64.7% (share) of electricity output(7 countries)
Oceania54.0% (share) of electricity output(2 countries)
Europe47.0% (share) of electricity output(32 countries)
North America42.8% (share) of electricity output(4 countries)
Africa40.1% (share) of electricity output(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% (share) of electricity output)High (100.0% (share) of electricity output)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 35.2% (share) of electricity output)

South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Bhutan100.0% (share) of electricity output
2Paraguay100.0% (share) of electricity output
3Iceland100.0% (share) of electricity output
4Lesotho99.8% (share) of electricity output
5Costa Rica99.4% (share) of electricity output
6Norway99.1% (share) of electricity output
7Albania98.6% (share) of electricity output
8Central African Republic96.5% (share) of electricity output
9El Salvador95.6% (share) of electricity output
10Ethiopia95.4% (share) of electricity output
11Tajikistan93.4% (share) of electricity output
12Namibia93.4% (share) of electricity output
13Andorra93.3% (share) of electricity output
14Belize92.9% (share) of electricity output
15Zambia92.0% (share) of electricity output
16Angola91.2% (share) of electricity output
17Democratic Republic of the Congo90.4% (share) of electricity output
18Uganda90.0% (share) of electricity output
19Luxembourg89.0% (share) of electricity output
20Zimbabwe88.3% (share) of electricity output
21Guinea88.1% (share) of electricity output
22Kyrgyzstan85.6% (share) of electricity output
23Uruguay84.4% (share) of electricity output
24Nepal84.0% (share) of electricity output
25Eswatini83.1% (share) of electricity output
26Mozambique82.7% (share) of electricity output
27Venezuela81.7% (share) of electricity output
28New Zealand81.4% (share) of electricity output
29Georgia81.4% (share) of electricity output
30Ecuador80.9% (share) of electricity output
31Malawi80.1% (share) of electricity output
32Austria79.9% (share) of electricity output
33Panama79.3% (share) of electricity output
34Denmark79.0% (share) of electricity output
35Afghanistan78.2% (share) of electricity output
36Kenya78.1% (share) of electricity output
37Brazil77.4% (share) of electricity output
38Greenland77.0% (share) of electricity output
39Sierra Leone75.3% (share) of electricity output
40Colombia75.1% (share) of electricity output
41Croatia69.9% (share) of electricity output
42Nicaragua69.5% (share) of electricity output
43Switzerland67.9% (share) of electricity output
44Sweden67.4% (share) of electricity output
45Canada67.0% (share) of electricity output
46Lithuania65.6% (share) of electricity output
47Portugal64.9% (share) of electricity output
48Honduras64.6% (share) of electricity output
49Latvia63.6% (share) of electricity output
50Lao People's Democratic Republic63.3% (share) of electricity output
51North Korea63.1% (share) of electricity output
52Mali62.3% (share) of electricity output
53Cameroon61.9% (share) of electricity output
54Peru61.8% (share) of electricity output
55Montenegro61.8% (share) of electricity output
56Burundi61.3% (share) of electricity output
57Guatemala60.6% (share) of electricity output
58Fiji60.1% (share) of electricity output
59Rwanda59.9% (share) of electricity output
60Sudan58.0% (share) of electricity output
61Liberia57.4% (share) of electricity output
62Cambodia56.4% (share) of electricity output
63Finland52.9% (share) of electricity output
64Myanmar50.8% (share) of electricity output
65Sri Lanka49.2% (share) of electricity output
66Samoa49.1% (share) of electricity output
67Chile48.1% (share) of electricity output
68Spain47.0% (share) of electricity output
69Romania44.9% (share) of electricity output
70Suriname41.9% (share) of electricity output
71Vietnam41.2% (share) of electricity output
72Italy41.0% (share) of electricity output
73Greece40.6% (share) of electricity output
74United Kingdom40.2% (share) of electricity output
75Papua New Guinea40.0% (share) of electricity output
76Estonia40.0% (share) of electricity output
77Germany39.8% (share) of electricity output
78Bosnia and Herzegovina39.3% (share) of electricity output
79Bolivia38.2% (share) of electricity output
80Faroe Islands38.1% (share) of electricity output
81United Republic of Tanzania37.2% (share) of electricity output
82Ireland37.2% (share) of electricity output
83Slovenia36.1% (share) of electricity output
84Türkiye35.4% (share) of electricity output
85Djibouti35.4% (share) of electricity output
86Serbia35.0% (share) of electricity output
87Ghana34.9% (share) of electricity output
88Madagascar34.1% (share) of electricity output
89Netherlands33.1% (share) of electricity output
90Republic of the Congo31.7% (share) of electricity output
91Gabon31.6% (share) of electricity output
92The Republic of North Macedonia31.0% (share) of electricity output
93Armenia30.0% (share) of electricity output
94People's Republic of China28.4% (share) of electricity output
95Pakistan28.3% (share) of electricity output
96Australia26.7% (share) of electricity output
97Argentina25.5% (share) of electricity output
98Togo25.3% (share) of electricity output
99Vanuatu25.2% (share) of electricity output
100Jordan24.9% (share) of electricity output
101State of Palestine24.5% (share) of electricity output
102French Polynesia23.7% (share) of electricity output
103Slovakia23.6% (share) of electricity output
104Belgium23.5% (share) of electricity output
105Mexico23.4% (share) of electricity output
106France22.8% (share) of electricity output
107Cote d'Ivoire22.8% (share) of electricity output
108Philippines22.6% (share) of electricity output
109New Caledonia22.5% (share) of electricity output
110Nigeria22.2% (share) of electricity output
111Bulgaria22.2% (share) of electricity output
112Mauritius21.7% (share) of electricity output
113Japan21.1% (share) of electricity output
114Haiti20.5% (share) of electricity output
115Dominica20.3% (share) of electricity output
116United States of America20.3% (share) of electricity output
117Thailand19.9% (share) of electricity output
118Mauritania19.4% (share) of electricity output
119Morocco19.3% (share) of electricity output
120Russian Federation19.2% (share) of electricity output
121Hungary19.1% (share) of electricity output
122India19.1% (share) of electricity output
123Cape Verde18.3% (share) of electricity output
124Curaçao18.3% (share) of electricity output
125Poland17.5% (share) of electricity output
126Dominican Republic17.1% (share) of electricity output
127Malaysia17.0% (share) of electricity output
128Kiribati16.4% (share) of electricity output
129Tuvalu15.8% (share) of electricity output
130Indonesia15.5% (share) of electricity output
131Cyprus15.1% (share) of electricity output
132Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15.0% (share) of electricity output
133Aruba14.8% (share) of electricity output
134Tonga14.2% (share) of electricity output
135Czech Republic14.0% (share) of electricity output
136Burkina Faso13.9% (share) of electricity output
137Senegal13.3% (share) of electricity output
138Jamaica12.8% (share) of electricity output
139Egypt12.2% (share) of electricity output
140Ukraine12.0% (share) of electricity output
141Malta11.9% (share) of electricity output
142Somalia11.2% (share) of electricity output
143Kazakhstan11.0% (share) of electricity output
144Mongolia10.9% (share) of electricity output
145Yemen10.5% (share) of electricity output
146Nauru9.8% (share) of electricity output
147Equatorial Guinea8.8% (share) of electricity output
148Niger7.8% (share) of electricity output
149Israel7.6% (share) of electricity output
150Barbados7.3% (share) of electricity output
151Guyana7.1% (share) of electricity output
152Guinea-Bissau7.1% (share) of electricity output
153Uzbekistan7.1% (share) of electricity output
154South Korea6.6% (share) of electricity output
155Solomon Islands6.6% (share) of electricity output
156Moldova, Republic of6.5% (share) of electricity output
157South Africa6.4% (share) of electricity output
158Sao Tome and Principe6.1% (share) of electricity output
159Maldives5.8% (share) of electricity output
160Azerbaijan5.8% (share) of electricity output
161Antigua and Barbuda5.7% (share) of electricity output
162Lebanon5.1% (share) of electricity output
163Eritrea5.1% (share) of electricity output
164Micronesia, Federated States of4.9% (share) of electricity output
165Guam4.8% (share) of electricity output
166Cuba4.8% (share) of electricity output
167Chad4.6% (share) of electricity output
168Palau4.6% (share) of electricity output
169Puerto Rico4.6% (share) of electricity output
170Saint Kitts and Nevis4.5% (share) of electricity output
171Seychelles4.5% (share) of electricity output
172Islamic Republic of Iran4.2% (share) of electricity output
173United Arab Emirates4.2% (share) of electricity output
174Singapore4.0% (share) of electricity output
175American Samoa3.9% (share) of electricity output
176Iraq3.8% (share) of electricity output
177Syrian Arab Republic3.4% (share) of electricity output
178Belarus3.1% (share) of electricity output
179Cayman Islands2.9% (share) of electricity output
180Tunisia2.8% (share) of electricity output
181Saint Lucia2.5% (share) of electricity output
182Virgin Islands, U.S.2.5% (share) of electricity output
183Marshall Islands2.4% (share) of electricity output
184Virgin Islands, British2.3% (share) of electricity output
185Grenada2.0% (share) of electricity output
186Oman1.9% (share) of electricity output
187Republic of The Gambia1.6% (share) of electricity output
188Bangladesh1.5% (share) of electricity output
189Turks and Caicos Islands1.5% (share) of electricity output
190Algeria0.9% (share) of electricity output
191Hong Kong0.8% (share) of electricity output
192Saint Martin (French part)0.8% (share) of electricity output
193Bahamas0.5% (share) of electricity output
194Timor-Leste0.4% (share) of electricity output
195South Sudan0.3% (share) of electricity output
196Qatar0.3% (share) of electricity output
197Kuwait0.3% (share) of electricity output
198Benin0.3% (share) of electricity output
199Botswana0.2% (share) of electricity output
200Trinidad and Tobago0.1% (share) of electricity output
201Saudi Arabia0.1% (share) of electricity output
202Bahrain0.0% (share) of electricity output
203Libya0.0% (share) of electricity output
204Brunei Darussalam0.0% (share) of electricity output
205Turkmenistan0.0% (share) of electricity output
206Comoros0.0% (share) of electricity output
207Gibraltar0.0% (share) of electricity output
208Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0% (share) of electricity output
Showing 208 of 208 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).

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