Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — G20

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in the G20 in 2021 — 12.9%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.61 pp.

2021 12.9% +1.07 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 12.9%2021
Period minimum 1.29%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — G20, 2000–2021051015200020032006200920122015201820212000: 1.29%2001: 1.3%2002: 1.43%2003: 1.39%2004: 1.5%2005: 1.63%2006: 1.8%2007: 2.08%2008: 2.44%2009: 2.82%2010: 3.11%2011: 3.63%2012: 4.43%2013: 4.93%2014: 5.62%2015: 6.51%2016: 7.35%2017: 8.42%2018: 9.29%2019: 10.31%2020: 11.83%2021: 12.9%
Change over the period: +11.61 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 12.9%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 12.9 +1.07 pp
2020 11.83 +1.52 pp
2019 10.31 +1.02 pp
2018 9.29 +0.87 pp
2017 8.42 +1.06 pp
2016 7.35 +0.84 pp
2015 6.51 +0.9 pp
2014 5.62 +0.69 pp
2013 4.93 +0.51 pp
2012 4.43 +0.8 pp
2011 3.63 +0.52 pp
2010 3.11 +0.29 pp
2009 2.82 +0.38 pp
2008 2.44 +0.36 pp
2007 2.08 +0.28 pp
2006 1.8 +0.17 pp
2005 1.63 +0.13 pp
2004 1.5 +0.12 pp
2003 1.39 −0.04 pp
2002 1.43 +0.13 pp
2001 1.3 +0.02 pp
2000 1.29

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.