Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — North America

Renewables share of final energy consumption in North America in 2020 — 12.46%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.26 pp.

2020 12.46% +0.88 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 12.46%2020
Period minimum 6.1%1994

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — North America, 1990–202068101214199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 6.2%1991: 6.46%1992: 6.71%1993: 6.26%1994: 6.1%1995: 6.68%1996: 6.74%1997: 6.43%1998: 6.41%1999: 7.49%2000: 7%2001: 6.29%2002: 6.49%2003: 6.91%2004: 7.17%2005: 7.5%2006: 7.99%2007: 7.94%2008: 8.4%2009: 8.92%2010: 8.88%2011: 9.86%2012: 10.01%2013: 10.39%2014: 10.49%2015: 10.39%2016: 10.72%2017: 11.21%2018: 11.31%2019: 11.58%2020: 12.46%
Change over the period: +6.26 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

North America 12.46%
World 19.74%
Renewables share of final energy consumption — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 12.46 +0.88 pp
2019 11.58 +0.27 pp
2018 11.31 +0.1 pp
2017 11.21 +0.48 pp
2016 10.72 +0.33 pp
2015 10.39 −0.1 pp
2014 10.49 +0.1 pp
2013 10.39 +0.39 pp
2012 10.01 +0.14 pp
2011 9.86 +0.98 pp
2010 8.88 −0.04 pp
2009 8.92 +0.53 pp
2008 8.4 +0.45 pp
2007 7.94 −0.05 pp
2006 7.99 +0.49 pp
2005 7.5 +0.33 pp
2004 7.17 +0.26 pp
2003 6.91 +0.42 pp
2002 6.49 +0.2 pp
2001 6.29 −0.7 pp
2000 7 −0.5 pp
1999 7.49 +1.08 pp
1998 6.41 −0.01 pp
1997 6.43 −0.31 pp
1996 6.74 +0.06 pp
1995 6.68 +0.58 pp
1994 6.1 −0.16 pp
1993 6.26 −0.46 pp
1992 6.71 +0.25 pp
1991 6.46 +0.26 pp
1990 6.2

About the indicator

The share of energy from renewable sources in total final energy consumption — not in electricity alone, but in heating and transport as well. High values in low-income countries are often explained not by “green” energy but by the traditional use of wood fuel for cooking.

Important: There is no aggregate for groups of countries: the correct denominator is final energy consumption itself, and that is published by the Energy Institute, whose terms prohibit republication. Weighting by population would be especially wrong here — in the poorest countries the renewable share is high because of firewood, and the world figure would come out overstated.

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