United States's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) was 612.8 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 195.71% from 207.23 billion in 2011 (11.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 612.8 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 367.41 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 207.23 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 612.8 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 40.99 billion | 1991 |
| Average since 2012 | 398.3 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 80.28 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, United States' electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) rose 13.4% on 2020 (from 540.25 billion to 612.8 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 15.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 55.8% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 48.9% in 1991. 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 40.13 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 683.83 billion for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 47.54 billion, against 95.75 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2021, United States had the 3rd 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 612.8 billion | 2021 |
| World | 3.56 trillion | 2021 |
| North America | 664.09 billion | 2021 |
| High income | 1.84 trillion | 2021 |
Closest to United States in the 2021 ranking
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 | 612,795,580,000 |
| 2020 | 540,247,930,000 |
| 2019 | 477,235,930,000 |
| 2018 | 447,677,760,000 |
| 2017 | 415,813,170,000 |
| 2016 | 367,406,010,000 |
| 2015 | 317,421,010,000 |
| 2014 | 299,184,000,000 |
| 2013 | 270,946,000,000 |
| 2012 | 234,311,000,000 |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) in nearby economies
- Canada — 51.29 billion (2021)
More environment data for United States
- Population in largest city — 19.15 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 6.99% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 160.79 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 47.04% (2025)
- Rural population — 67.7 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 19.81% (2025)
- Urban population — 274.09 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 80.19% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 467,617 (2024)
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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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