Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in the United States in 2021 — 14.01%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.51 pp.
1990–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.01 | +1.33 pp |
| 2020 | 12.68 | +1.82 pp |
| 2019 | 10.87 | +0.82 pp |
| 2018 | 10.05 | +0.35 pp |
| 2017 | 9.7 | +1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 8.5 | +1.15 pp |
| 2015 | 7.35 | +0.46 pp |
| 2014 | 6.89 | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 6.29 | +0.83 pp |
| 2012 | 5.46 | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 4.76 | +0.69 pp |
| 2010 | 4.07 | +0.42 pp |
| 2009 | 3.66 | +0.58 pp |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 2.58 | +0.18 pp |
| 2006 | 2.4 | +0.22 pp |
| 2005 | 2.18 | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.08 | +0.08 pp |
| 2003 | 2 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.13 pp |
| 2001 | 1.87 | −0.04 pp |
| 2000 | 1.9 | +0.63 pp |
| 1999 | 1.27 | +0.14 pp |
| 1998 | 1.14 | −0.07 pp |
| 1997 | 1.2 | −0.05 pp |
| 1996 | 1.26 | −0.04 pp |
| 1995 | 1.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1.5 | −0.04 pp |
| 1993 | 1.54 | +0.04 pp |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +0.25 pp |
| 1991 | 1.25 | −1.24 pp |
| 1990 | 2.49 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
14.01
Canada
7.92
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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