Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — North America

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in North America in 2021 — 13.22%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.95 pp.

2021 13.22% +1.2 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 13.22%2021
Period minimum 1.16%1998

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — North America, 1990–20210510151990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 2.27%1991: 1.19%1992: 1.41%1993: 1.45%1994: 1.43%1995: 1.26%1996: 1.22%1997: 1.2%1998: 1.16%1999: 1.29%2000: 1.85%2001: 1.83%2002: 1.96%2003: 1.97%2004: 2.03%2005: 2.11%2006: 2.32%2007: 2.47%2008: 2.91%2009: 3.5%2010: 3.94%2011: 4.56%2012: 5.21%2013: 6.06%2014: 6.66%2015: 7.18%2016: 8.31%2017: 9.35%2018: 9.7%2019: 10.41%2020: 12.03%2021: 13.22%
Change over the period: +10.95 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

North America 13.22%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 13.22 +1.2 pp
2020 12.03 +1.61 pp
2019 10.41 +0.71 pp
2018 9.7 +0.36 pp
2017 9.35 +1.04 pp
2016 8.31 +1.12 pp
2015 7.18 +0.52 pp
2014 6.66 +0.61 pp
2013 6.06 +0.85 pp
2012 5.21 +0.65 pp
2011 4.56 +0.62 pp
2010 3.94 +0.45 pp
2009 3.5 +0.59 pp
2008 2.91 +0.43 pp
2007 2.47 +0.15 pp
2006 2.32 +0.21 pp
2005 2.11 +0.08 pp
2004 2.03 +0.06 pp
2003 1.97 +0.02 pp
2002 1.96 +0.12 pp
2001 1.83 −0.02 pp
2000 1.85 +0.56 pp
1999 1.29 +0.14 pp
1998 1.16 −0.05 pp
1997 1.2 −0.02 pp
1996 1.22 −0.03 pp
1995 1.26 −0.18 pp
1994 1.43 −0.02 pp
1993 1.45 +0.04 pp
1992 1.41 +0.23 pp
1991 1.19 −1.09 pp
1990 2.27

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.