Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in the United Kingdom in 2021 — 37.83%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 38.26 pp.
1990–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.83 | −3.33 pp |
| 2020 | 41.16 | +6.02 pp |
| 2019 | 35.14 | +3.77 pp |
| 2018 | 31.38 | +3.82 pp |
| 2017 | 27.56 | +4.54 pp |
| 2016 | 23.02 | +0.22 pp |
| 2015 | 22.8 | +5.44 pp |
| 2014 | 17.36 | +3.82 pp |
| 2013 | 13.55 | +3.68 pp |
| 2012 | 9.87 | +1.85 pp |
| 2011 | 8.02 | +2.12 pp |
| 2010 | 5.9 | +0.48 pp |
| 2009 | 5.42 | +1.02 pp |
| 2008 | 4.4 | +0.72 pp |
| 2007 | 3.68 | +0.28 pp |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +0.38 pp |
| 2005 | 3.02 | +0.66 pp |
| 2004 | 2.36 | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 1.86 | +0.22 pp |
| 2002 | 1.64 | +0.21 pp |
| 2001 | 1.43 | +0.13 pp |
| 2000 | 1.3 | +0.92 pp |
| 1999 | 0.37 | −0.15 pp |
| 1998 | 0.53 | +0.16 pp |
| 1997 | 0.37 | +0.16 pp |
| 1996 | 0.21 | +0.07 pp |
| 1995 | 0.14 | +0.02 pp |
| 1994 | 0.12 | +0.13 pp |
| 1993 | -0.01 | +0.22 pp |
| 1992 | -0.23 | +0.03 pp |
| 1991 | -0.26 | +0.18 pp |
| 1990 | -0.43 | — |
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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.
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Electricity Wind share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from wind farms.
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Electricity Hydro share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from hydroelectric plants.
