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Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity

What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.

Unit: % of generation Period: 1990–2021 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 10.11% Countries: 209

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2015 to 2021.

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity, 2015–2021

Top-20 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity, 2015–2021020406080DenmarkDenmark: 78.91%78.91El SalvadorEl Salvador: 66.86%66.86BelizeBelize: 59.46%59.46NicaraguaNicaragua: 55.29%55.29UruguayUruguay: 51.39%51.39KenyaKenya: 48.39%48.39LithuaniaLithuania: 44.09%44.09LuxembourgLuxembourg: 40%40EstoniaEstonia: 39.64%39.64PortugalPortugal: 38.51%38.51United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 37.83%37.83GermanyGermany: 35.62%35.62DjiboutiDjibouti: 35.35%35.35SpainSpain: 35.04%35.04IrelandIreland: 33.92%33.92NetherlandsNetherlands: 33.06%33.06FinlandFinland: 31.03%31.03HondurasHonduras: 30.76%30.76GreeceGreece: 29.67%29.67IcelandIceland: 29.64%29.64
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — 2015–2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 DK Denmark 78.91 2021 1
2 SV El Salvador 66.86 2021 2
3 BZ Belize 59.46 2021 3
4 NI Nicaragua 55.29 2021 4
5 UY Uruguay 51.39 2021 5
6 KE Kenya 48.39 2021 6
7 LT Lithuania 44.09 2021 7
8 LU Luxembourg 40 2021 8
9 EE Estonia 39.64 2021 9
10 PT Portugal 38.51 2021 10
11 GB United Kingdom 37.83 2021 11
12 DE Germany 35.62 2021 12
13 DJ Djibouti 35.35 2021 13
14 ES Spain 35.04 2021 14
15 IE Ireland 33.92 2021 15
16 NL Netherlands 33.06 2021 16
17 FI Finland 31.03 2021 17
18 HN Honduras 30.76 2021 18
19 GR Greece 29.67 2021 19
20 IS Iceland 29.64 2021 20
21 SZ Eswatini 27.48 2021 21
22 NZ New Zealand 27.12 2021 22
23 CR Costa Rica 26.47 2021 23
24 CL Chile 26.1 2021 24
25 NA Namibia 25.58 2021 25
26 JO Jordan 24.83 2021 26
27 IT Italy 24.55 2021 27
28 PS Palestine 24.46 2021 28
29 SE Sweden 24.36 2021 29
30 ZW Zimbabwe 24.22 2021 30
31 HR Croatia 22.36 2021 31
32 BE Belgium 22.2 2021 32
33 BR Brazil 22.08 2021 33
34 AU Australia 20.94 2021 34
35 WS Samoa 20.38 2021 35
36 AT Austria 19.79 2021 36
37 MR Mauritania 19.36 2021 37
38 AO Angola 18.9 2021 38
39 TR Türkiye 18.71 2021 39
40 HU Hungary 18.56 2021 40
41 CV Cabo Verde 18.27 2021 41
42 CW Curaçao 18.26 2021 42
43 MU Mauritius 18.14 2021 43
44 GT Guatemala 17.63 2021 44
45 AD Andorra 17.48 2021 45
46 TH Thailand 17.3 2021 46
47 LV Latvia 17.29 2021 47
48 MA Morocco 16.47 2021 48
49 KI Kiribati 16.37 2021 49
50 TV Tuvalu 15.84 2021 50
51 PL Poland 15.73 2021 51
52 CY Cyprus 15.13 2021 52
53 RO Romania 15.02 2021 53
54 AW Aruba 14.8 2021 54
55 VU Vanuatu 14.42 2021 55
56 FO Faroe Islands 14.42 2021 56
57 TO Tonga 14.2 2021 57
58 US United States 14.01 2021 58
59 PH Philippines 13.98 2021 59
60 MX Mexico 13.38 2021 60
61 SN Senegal 13.29 2021 61
62 CN China 12.86 2021 62
63 JP Japan 12.64 2021 63
64 MT Malta 11.89 2021 64
65 TG Togo 11.7 2021 65
66 BG Bulgaria 11.54 2021 66
67 MM Myanmar 11.33 2021 67
68 FR France 11.3 2021 68
69 SO Somalia 11.21 2021 69
70 YE Yemen 10.45 2021 70
71 PA Panama 10.37 2021 71
72 VN Vietnam 10.17 2021 72
73 FJ Fiji 9.96 2021 73
74 MN Mongolia 9.9 2021 74
75 NR Nauru 9.82 2021 75
76 CZ Czechia 9.77 2021 76
77 JM Jamaica 9.56 2021 77
78 IN India 9.2 2021 78
79 AR Argentina 9.06 2021 79
80 DO Dominican Republic 9.06 2021 80
81 ID Indonesia 8.65 2021 81
82 ME Montenegro 8.55 2021 82
83 BO Bolivia 8.51 2021 83
84 SK Slovakia 8.4 2021 84
85 CA Canada 7.92 2021 85
86 NC New Caledonia 7.87 2021 86
87 NE Niger 7.83 2021 87
88 PK Pakistan 7.81 2021 88
89 LK Sri Lanka 7.77 2021 89
90 NO Norway 7.69 2021 90
91 IL Israel 7.63 2021 91
92 CH Switzerland 7.63 2021 92
93 MW Malawi 7.6 2021 93
94 BB Barbados 7.33 2021 94
95 HT Haiti 7.2 2021 95
96 GY Guyana 7.11 2021 96
97 GW Guinea-Bissau 7.09 2021 97
98 AF Afghanistan 6.58 2021 98
99 BF Burkina Faso 6.36 2021 99
100 ET Ethiopia 6.04 2021 100
101 MV Maldives 5.82 2021 101
102 PE Peru 5.78 2021 102
103 ML Mali 5.73 2021 103
104 SB Solomon Islands 5.69 2021 104
105 AG Antigua and Barbuda 5.66 2021 105
106 KR South Korea 5.51 2021 106
107 UA Ukraine 5.47 2021 107
108 RW Rwanda 5.16 2021 108
109 EG Egypt 5.13 2021 109
110 ER Eritrea 5.05 2021 110
111 KH Cambodia 4.97 2021 111
112 GU Guam 4.8 2021 112
113 SL Sierra Leone 4.78 2021 113
114 MK North Macedonia 4.73 2021 114
115 PG Papua New Guinea 4.67 2021 115
116 SI Slovenia 4.64 2021 116
117 TD Chad 4.61 2021 117
118 PW Palau 4.6 2021 118
119 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.53 2021 119
120 SC Seychelles 4.51 2021 120
121 PR Puerto Rico 4.38 2021 121
122 AE United Arab Emirates 4.2 2021 122
123 CU Cuba 4.16 2021 123
124 SG Singapore 4.02 2021 124
125 AS American Samoa 3.87 2021 125
126 ZA South Africa 3.67 2021 126
127 RS Serbia 3.64 2021 127
128 MG Madagascar 3.56 2021 128
129 FM Micronesia 3.53 2021 129
130 TZ Tanzania 3.51 2021 130
131 TJ Tajikistan 3.34 2021 131
132 KZ Kazakhstan 3 2021 132
133 KY Cayman Islands 2.94 2021 133
134 TN Tunisia 2.69 2021 134
135 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.68 2021 135
136 CG Republic of the Congo 2.62 2021 136
137 LC Saint Lucia 2.54 2021 137
138 GL Greenland 2.54 2021 138
139 VI United States Virgin Islands 2.5 2021 139
140 MH Marshall Islands 2.43 2021 140
141 VG British Virgin Islands 2.25 2021 141
142 BY Belarus 2.25 2021 142
143 AM Armenia 2.1 2021 143
144 XK Kosovo 2.07 2021 144
145 UG Uganda 2.06 2021 145
146 GD Grenada 1.97 2021 146
147 OM Oman 1.94 2021 147
148 MD Moldova 1.77 2021 148
149 BI Burundi 1.74 2021 149
150 LR Liberia 1.7 2021 150
151 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.62 2021 151
152 GM Gambia 1.6 2021 152
153 EC Ecuador 1.56 2021 153
154 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1.48 2021 154
155 ZM Zambia 1.34 2021 155
156 AZ Azerbaijan 1.22 2021 156
157 IQ Iraq 1 2021 157
158 CO Colombia 0.98 2021 158
159 DZ Algeria 0.9 2021 159
160 GE Georgia 0.84 2021 160
161 HK Hong Kong 0.83 2021 161
162 MF Saint Martin 0.81 2021 162
163 IR Iran 0.79 2021 163
164 BD Bangladesh 0.78 2021 164
165 GH Ghana 0.77 2021 165
166 DM Dominica 0.77 2021 166
167 GN Guinea 0.74 2021 167
168 MZ Mozambique 0.72 2021 168
169 PY Paraguay 0.67 2021 169
170 PF French Polynesia 0.62 2021 170
171 RU Russia 0.49 2021 171
172 BS Bahamas 0.48 2021 172
173 AL Albania 0.47 2021 173
174 SY Syria 0.37 2021 174
175 SS South Sudan 0.34 2021 175
176 CF Central African Republic 0.29 2021 176
177 QA Qatar 0.28 2021 177
178 KW Kuwait 0.27 2021 178
179 KP North Korea 0.26 2021 179
180 BJ Benin 0.25 2021 180
181 BW Botswana 0.25 2021 181
182 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.2 2021 182
183 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.2 2021 183
184 LS Lesotho 0.15 2021 184
185 UZ Uzbekistan 0.11 2021 185
186 TL Timor-Leste 0.1 2021 186
187 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.07 2021 187
188 SA Saudi Arabia 0.07 2021 188
189 BH Bahrain 0.04 2021 189
190 LY Libya 0.02 2021 190
191 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.02 2021 191
192 BT Bhutan 0.01 2021 192
193 KG Kyrgyzstan 0 2021 193
194 KM Comoros 0 2021 194
195 GI Gibraltar 0 2015 194
196 SX Sint Maarten 0 2021 194
197 TM Turkmenistan -0.01 2021 197
198 MY Malaysia -0.28 2021 198
199 NG Nigeria -0.41 2021 199
200 LB Lebanon -0.86 2021 200
201 CM Cameroon -3.99 2021 201
202 SD Sudan -4.29 2021 202
203 SR Suriname -6.06 2021 203
204 VE Venezuela -6.83 2021 204
205 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo -9.18 2021 205
206 LA Laos -10 2021 206
207 NP Nepal -15.12 2021 207
208 GA Gabon -17.19 2021 208
209 GQ Equatorial Guinea -23.77 2021 209
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Maximum 78.91%
Median 5.66%
Minimum -23.77%
World 12.42%

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of generation
Observation period
1990–2021
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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