Andorra: Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Andorra's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) fell 4.04 percentage points on 2020 (from 97.38% to 93.34%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.75 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.78 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.04 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.66 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Andorra had the 10th highest value of the 204 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Andorra in the 2021 ranking

• El Salvador — 6th of 204: 95.56%
• Tajikistan — 7th of 204: 93.38%
• Namibia — 8th of 204: 93.37%
• Belize — 10th of 204: 92.86%
• Zambia — 11th of 204: 92.02%
• Angola — 12th of 204: 91.16%

What this measures

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in nearby economies

• Armenia — 30.04% (2021)
• Austria — 79.91% (2021)
• Azerbaijan — 5.8% (2021)
• Belarus — 3.15% (2021)
• Belgium — 23.54% (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 39.34% (2021)
• Bulgaria — 22.19% (2021)
• Croatia — 69.88% (2021)
• Cyprus — 15.14% (2021)

More environment data for Andorra

• Rural population — 9,161 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 11.05% (2025)
• Urban population — 73,743 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 88.95% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.59% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.24% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 195.9 (2024)
• Agricultural land (% of land area) — 41.86% (2024)
• Arable land (hectares) — 144.3 (2024)
• Arable land (hectares per person) — 0.00176 (2024)
• Arable land (% of land area)

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Questions people ask

What is Andorra's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)?

93.34% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 6.66 percentage points from 100% in 2000. The highest value was 100% in 2000 and the lowest 93.34% in 2021.

How does Andorra rank?

10th highest of 204 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) unusual for Andorra?

In 2021, Andorra's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) fell 4.04 percentage points on 2020 (from 97.38% to 93.34%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.75 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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