Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — OECD

Renewables share of final energy consumption in the OECD in 2020 — 14.84%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.63 pp.

2020 14.84% +1.15 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 14.84%2020
Period minimum 7.21%1990

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — OECD, 1990–20206810121416199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 7.21%1991: 7.34%1992: 7.47%1993: 7.4%1994: 7.22%1995: 7.53%1996: 7.5%1997: 7.4%1998: 7.48%1999: 7.94%2000: 7.75%2001: 7.4%2002: 7.49%2003: 7.77%2004: 8%2005: 8.28%2006: 8.75%2007: 9.01%2008: 9.51%2009: 10.12%2010: 10.37%2011: 10.9%2012: 11.38%2013: 11.88%2014: 12.13%2015: 12.26%2016: 12.43%2017: 12.8%2018: 13.2%2019: 13.69%2020: 14.84%
Change over the period: +7.63 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

OECD 14.84%
World 19.74%
Renewables share of final energy consumption — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 14.84 +1.15 pp
2019 13.69 +0.48 pp
2018 13.2 +0.41 pp
2017 12.8 +0.36 pp
2016 12.43 +0.17 pp
2015 12.26 +0.13 pp
2014 12.13 +0.25 pp
2013 11.88 +0.5 pp
2012 11.38 +0.48 pp
2011 10.9 +0.53 pp
2010 10.37 +0.25 pp
2009 10.12 +0.61 pp
2008 9.51 +0.5 pp
2007 9.01 +0.26 pp
2006 8.75 +0.48 pp
2005 8.28 +0.28 pp
2004 8 +0.23 pp
2003 7.77 +0.28 pp
2002 7.49 +0.09 pp
2001 7.4 −0.35 pp
2000 7.75 −0.19 pp
1999 7.94 +0.47 pp
1998 7.48 +0.07 pp
1997 7.4 −0.09 pp
1996 7.5 −0.03 pp
1995 7.53 +0.31 pp
1994 7.22 −0.18 pp
1993 7.4 −0.07 pp
1992 7.47 +0.13 pp
1991 7.34 +0.12 pp
1990 7.21

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.