Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — World

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in the world in 2021 — 12.42%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.57 pp.

2021 12.42% +0.97 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 12.42%2021
Period minimum 0.51%1991

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — World, 1990–20210510151990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 0.85%1991: 0.51%1992: 0.6%1993: 0.61%1994: 0.64%1995: 0.61%1996: 0.61%1997: 0.65%1998: 0.68%1999: 0.78%2000: 1.46%2001: 1.46%2002: 1.57%2003: 1.57%2004: 1.78%2005: 1.92%2006: 2.1%2007: 2.34%2008: 2.77%2009: 3.17%2010: 3.46%2011: 3.99%2012: 4.71%2013: 5.21%2014: 5.9%2015: 6.63%2016: 7.36%2017: 8.24%2018: 8.99%2019: 10.03%2020: 11.45%2021: 12.42%
Change over the period: +11.57 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

World 12.42%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 12.42 +0.97 pp
2020 11.45 +1.43 pp
2019 10.03 +1.03 pp
2018 8.99 +0.75 pp
2017 8.24 +0.89 pp
2016 7.36 +0.73 pp
2015 6.63 +0.73 pp
2014 5.9 +0.68 pp
2013 5.21 +0.51 pp
2012 4.71 +0.72 pp
2011 3.99 +0.53 pp
2010 3.46 +0.29 pp
2009 3.17 +0.4 pp
2008 2.77 +0.43 pp
2007 2.34 +0.24 pp
2006 2.1 +0.17 pp
2005 1.92 +0.15 pp
2004 1.78 +0.21 pp
2003 1.57 +0.01 pp
2002 1.57 +0.11 pp
2001 1.46 −0 pp
2000 1.46 +0.68 pp
1999 0.78 +0.09 pp
1998 0.68 +0.03 pp
1997 0.65 +0.04 pp
1996 0.61 −0 pp
1995 0.61 −0.03 pp
1994 0.64 +0.03 pp
1993 0.61 +0.01 pp
1992 0.6 +0.1 pp
1991 0.51 −0.35 pp
1990 0.85

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.