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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) — 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
10.1% (share) of total electricity production
Median: 5.7% (share) of total electricity production
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Denmark
78.9% (share) of total electricity production
Lowest
Equatorial Guinea
-23.8% (share) of total electricity production
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark78.9% (share) of total electricity production
2El Salvador66.9% (share) of total electricity production
3Belize59.5% (share) of total electricity production
4Nicaragua55.3% (share) of total electricity production
5Uruguay51.4% (share) of total electricity production
By Region
Europe24.1% (share) of total electricity production(32 countries)
Oceania24.0% (share) of total electricity production(2 countries)
South America16.7% (share) of total electricity production(7 countries)
North America13.2% (share) of total electricity production(4 countries)
Africa11.1% (share) of total electricity production(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% (share) of total electricity production)High (78.9% (share) of total electricity production)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.1% (share) of total electricity production)
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.
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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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 78.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 2 | El Salvador | 66.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 3 | Belize | 59.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 55.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 5 | Uruguay | 51.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 6 | Kenya | 48.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 7 | Lithuania | 44.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 40.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 9 | Estonia | 39.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 10 | Portugal | 38.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 37.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 12 | Germany | 35.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 13 | Djibouti | 35.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 14 | Spain | 35.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 15 | Ireland | 33.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 16 | Netherlands | 33.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 17 | Finland | 31.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 18 | Honduras | 30.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 19 | Greece | 29.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 20 | Iceland | 29.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 21 | Eswatini | 27.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 22 | New Zealand | 27.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 26.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 24 | Chile | 26.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 25 | Namibia | 25.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 26 | Jordan | 24.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 27 | Italy | 24.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 28 | State of Palestine | 24.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 29 | Sweden | 24.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 24.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 31 | Croatia | 22.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 32 | Belgium | 22.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 33 | Brazil | 22.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 34 | Australia | 20.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 35 | Samoa | 20.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 36 | Austria | 19.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 37 | Mauritania | 19.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 38 | Angola | 18.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 39 | Türkiye | 18.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 40 | Hungary | 18.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 18.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 42 | Curaçao | 18.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 43 | Mauritius | 18.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 44 | Guatemala | 17.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 45 | Andorra | 17.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 46 | Thailand | 17.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 47 | Latvia | 17.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 48 | Morocco | 16.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 49 | Kiribati | 16.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 15.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 51 | Poland | 15.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 52 | Cyprus | 15.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 53 | Romania | 15.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 54 | Aruba | 14.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 14.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 14.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 57 | Tonga | 14.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 58 | United States of America | 14.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 59 | Philippines | 14.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 60 | Mexico | 13.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 61 | Senegal | 13.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 62 | People's Republic of China | 12.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 63 | Japan | 12.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 64 | Malta | 11.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 65 | Togo | 11.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 11.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 67 | Myanmar | 11.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 68 | France | 11.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 69 | Somalia | 11.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 70 | Yemen | 10.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 71 | Panama | 10.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 72 | Vietnam | 10.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 73 | Fiji | 10.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 74 | Mongolia | 9.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 75 | Nauru | 9.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 9.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 77 | Jamaica | 9.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 78 | India | 9.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 79 | Argentina | 9.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 81 | Indonesia | 8.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 82 | Montenegro | 8.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 83 | Bolivia | 8.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 84 | Slovakia | 8.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 85 | Canada | 7.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 7.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 87 | Niger | 7.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 88 | Pakistan | 7.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 7.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 90 | Norway | 7.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 91 | Israel | 7.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 92 | Switzerland | 7.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 93 | Malawi | 7.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 94 | Barbados | 7.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 95 | Haiti | 7.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 96 | Guyana | 7.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 6.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 6.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 6.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 101 | Maldives | 5.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 102 | Peru | 5.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 103 | Mali | 5.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 5.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 106 | South Korea | 5.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 107 | Ukraine | 5.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 108 | Rwanda | 5.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 109 | Egypt | 5.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 110 | Eritrea | 5.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 111 | Cambodia | 5.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 112 | Guam | 4.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 114 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 4.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 116 | Slovenia | 4.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 117 | Chad | 4.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 118 | Palau | 4.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 120 | Seychelles | 4.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 121 | Puerto Rico | 4.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 123 | Cuba | 4.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 124 | Singapore | 4.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 125 | American Samoa | 3.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 126 | South Africa | 3.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 127 | Serbia | 3.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 128 | Madagascar | 3.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 129 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 130 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 3.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 3.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 133 | Cayman Islands | 2.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 134 | Tunisia | 2.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 136 | Republic of the Congo | 2.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 2.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 138 | Greenland | 2.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 139 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 2.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 141 | Virgin Islands, British | 2.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 142 | Belarus | 2.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 143 | Armenia | 2.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 144 | Uganda | 2.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 145 | Grenada | 2.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 146 | Oman | 1.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 148 | Burundi | 1.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 149 | Liberia | 1.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 151 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 152 | Ecuador | 1.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 154 | Zambia | 1.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 155 | Azerbaijan | 1.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 156 | Iraq | 1.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 157 | Colombia | 1.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 158 | Algeria | 0.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 159 | Georgia | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 160 | Hong Kong | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 161 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 162 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 164 | Ghana | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 165 | Dominica | 0.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 166 | Guinea | 0.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 167 | Mozambique | 0.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 168 | Paraguay | 0.7% (share) of total electricity production |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 0.6% (share) of total electricity production |
| 170 | Russian Federation | 0.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 171 | Bahamas | 0.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 172 | Albania | 0.5% (share) of total electricity production |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 174 | South Sudan | 0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 176 | Qatar | 0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 177 | Kuwait | 0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 178 | North Korea | 0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 179 | Benin | 0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 180 | Botswana | 0.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 182 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 183 | Lesotho | 0.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 186 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 187 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 188 | Bahrain | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 189 | Libya | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 190 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 191 | Bhutan | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 192 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 193 | Comoros | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 194 | Gibraltar | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 195 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 196 | Turkmenistan | -0.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 197 | Malaysia | -0.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 198 | Nigeria | -0.4% (share) of total electricity production |
| 199 | Lebanon | -0.9% (share) of total electricity production |
| 200 | Cameroon | -4.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 201 | Sudan | -4.3% (share) of total electricity production |
| 202 | Suriname | -6.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 203 | Venezuela | -6.8% (share) of total electricity production |
| 204 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -9.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 205 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -10.0% (share) of total electricity production |
| 206 | Nepal | -15.1% (share) of total electricity production |
| 207 | Gabon | -17.2% (share) of total electricity production |
| 208 | Equatorial Guinea | -23.8% (share) of total electricity production |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).
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