Kosovo's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) was 142.36 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 50,743% from 280,000 in 2011 (86.48% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 142.36 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 250,000 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 280,000 | 2011 |
| Highest | 142.36 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | 0 | 2000 |
| Average since 2012 | 37.82 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Kosovo's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) rose 41.6 million on 2020 (from 100.76 million to 142.36 million).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +5.04 million and a typical year strayed about 16.63 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 69.42 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 720,000 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 15.67 million a year. A straight line explains 74% 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, Kosovo had the 118th highest value of the 208 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 142.36 million | 2021 |
| World | 3.56 trillion | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 952.27 billion | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | 1.53 trillion | 2021 |
Closest to Kosovo in the 2021 ranking
- Curaçao — 115th of 208: 154.5 million
- Eswatini — 116th of 208: 152.22 million
- Qatar — 117th of 208: 142.75 million
- Mozambique — 119th of 208: 136.1 million
- Papua New Guinea — 120th of 208: 133.79 million
- Moldova — 121st of 208: 117.9 million
What this measures
Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Limitations: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 22 values
| Year | Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 142,360,000 |
| 2020 | 100,760,000 |
| 2019 | 101,200,000 |
| 2018 | 31,780,000 |
| 2017 | 1,150,000 |
| 2016 | 250,000 |
| 2015 | 350,000 |
| 2014 | 380,000 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) in nearby economies
- Albania — 41.71 million (2021)
- Andorra — 18.16 million (2021)
- Armenia — 165.7 million (2021)
- Austria — 14 billion (2021)
- Azerbaijan — 340.1 million (2021)
- Belarus — 926.6 million (2021)
- Belgium — 22.31 billion (2021)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 496 million (2021)
More environment data for Kosovo
- Rural population — 773,835 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 49.07% (2025)
- Urban population — 803,041 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 50.93% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -2.33% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.09% (2025)
- Electricity production from coal sources (% of total) — 93.4% (2021)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) — 93.63% (2021)
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — 4.31% (2021)
- Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)?
- 142.36 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 118th highest of 208 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) unusual for Kosovo?
- In 2021, Kosovo's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) rose 41.6 million on 2020 (from 100.76 million to 142.36 million). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +5.04 million and a typical year strayed about 16.63 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNWX.KH, 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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