Bosnia and Herzegovina's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) was 39.34% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.62 percentage points from 28.72% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39.34% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 31.89% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 28.72% | 2011 |
| Highest | 82.78% | 1995 |
| Lowest | 20.9% | 1990 |
| Average since 2012 | 34.06% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 20.9% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) rose 9.81 percentage points on 2020 (from 29.53% to 39.34%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.92 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.15 percentage points in 2011. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Bosnia and Herzegovina had the 75th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.34% | 2021 |
| World | 27.84% | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 34.37% | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | 29.33% | 2021 |
Closest to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2021 ranking
- Papua New Guinea — 71st of 204: 39.96%
- Estonia — 72nd of 204: 39.96%
- Germany — 73rd of 204: 39.83%
- Bolivia — 75th of 204: 38.24%
- Faroe Islands — 76th of 204: 38.08%
- Tanzania — 77th of 204: 37.2%
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 32 values
| Year | Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.34 |
| 2020 | 29.53 |
| 2019 | 36.95 |
| 2018 | 34.71 |
| 2017 | 24.42 |
| 2016 | 31.89 |
| 2015 | 35.58 |
| 2014 | 36.78 |
| 2013 | 41.48 |
| 2012 | 29.94 |
| 2011 |
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in nearby economies
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population in largest city — 348,404 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 21.06% (2025)
- Rural population — 1.49 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 47.31% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.65 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 52.69% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -1.96% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.32% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 11,485 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)?
- 39.34% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 18.44 percentage points from 20.9% in 1990. The highest value was 82.78% in 1995 and the lowest 20.9% in 1990.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank?
- 75th highest of 204 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) unusual for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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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