Ukraine's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) was 8.64 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3,308% from 253.5 million in 2011 (42.31% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8.64 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 2.28 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 253.5 million | 2011 |
| Highest | 11.41 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | -216 million | 1991 |
| Average since 2012 | 4.21 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | -209 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Ukraine's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) fell 2.77 billion on 2020 (from 11.41 billion to 8.64 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +387.24 million and a typical year strayed about 1.07 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.08 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.77 billion 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 upward, about 999.22 million 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, Ukraine had the 38th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 8.64 billion | 2021 |
| World | 3.56 trillion | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 952.27 billion | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | 1.53 trillion | 2021 |
Closest to Ukraine in the 2021 ranking
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 35th of 208: 10.64 billion
- South Africa — 36th of 208: 8.98 billion
- Romania — 37th of 208: 8.93 billion
- Czechia — 39th of 208: 8.3 billion
- Uruguay — 40th of 208: 8.22 billion
- Morocco — 41st of 208: 7.01 billion
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 32 values
| Year | Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,639,250,000 |
| 2020 | 11,408,250,000 |
| 2019 | 6,326,220,000 |
| 2018 | 3,332,510,000 |
| 2017 | 3,224,830,000 |
| 2016 | 2,277,890,000 |
| 2015 | 2,422,490,000 |
| 2014 | 2,409,460,000 |
| 2013 | 1,314,800,000 |
| 2012 | 755,200,000 |
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 Ukraine
- Population in largest city — 3.02 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 11.13% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 5.44 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 13.96% (2025)
- Rural population — 11.85 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 30.4% (2025)
- Urban population — 27.13 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 69.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 2.71% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %)
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Questions people ask
- What is Ukraine's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)?
- 8.64 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 4,234% from -209 million in 1990. The highest value was 11.41 billion in 2020 and the lowest -216 million in 1991.
- How does Ukraine rank?
- 38th highest of 208 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) unusual for Ukraine?
- In 2021, Ukraine's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) fell 2.77 billion on 2020 (from 11.41 billion to 8.64 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +387.24 million and a typical year strayed about 1.07 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 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.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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