Renewables share of final energy consumption — all countries

Renewables share of final energy consumption — World

Renewables share of final energy consumption in the world in 2020 — 19.74%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.06 pp.

2020 19.74% +1.16 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 19.74%2020
Period minimum 16.54%2007

Trend over time

1990–2020 · % of final consumption

Renewables share of final energy consumption — World, 1990–20201617181920199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 16.68%1991: 16.83%1992: 17.19%1993: 17.21%1994: 17.36%1995: 17.42%1996: 17.45%1997: 17.47%1998: 17.62%1999: 17.88%2000: 17.53%2001: 17.21%2002: 17.22%2003: 17.07%2004: 16.78%2005: 16.64%2006: 16.73%2007: 16.54%2008: 16.66%2009: 17.07%2010: 16.74%2011: 16.7%2012: 16.9%2013: 17.17%2014: 17.33%2015: 17.4%2016: 17.63%2017: 17.85%2018: 18.11%2019: 18.58%2020: 19.74%
Change over the period: +3.06 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

World 19.74%
World 19.74%
Renewables share of final energy consumption — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 19.74 +1.16 pp
2019 18.58 +0.47 pp
2018 18.11 +0.25 pp
2017 17.85 +0.23 pp
2016 17.63 +0.22 pp
2015 17.4 +0.07 pp
2014 17.33 +0.16 pp
2013 17.17 +0.27 pp
2012 16.9 +0.2 pp
2011 16.7 −0.04 pp
2010 16.74 −0.32 pp
2009 17.07 +0.41 pp
2008 16.66 +0.12 pp
2007 16.54 −0.19 pp
2006 16.73 +0.09 pp
2005 16.64 −0.15 pp
2004 16.78 −0.28 pp
2003 17.07 −0.15 pp
2002 17.22 +0.01 pp
2001 17.21 −0.31 pp
2000 17.53 −0.35 pp
1999 17.88 +0.26 pp
1998 17.62 +0.14 pp
1997 17.47 +0.03 pp
1996 17.45 +0.02 pp
1995 17.42 +0.07 pp
1994 17.36 +0.15 pp
1993 17.21 +0.02 pp
1992 17.19 +0.36 pp
1991 16.83 +0.15 pp
1990 16.68

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.