Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Bhutan has the highest renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) (100% in 2021) and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) the lowest (0% in 2021). The world figure is 27.84% (2021).
What this measures
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 100% | 2021 |
| 2 | Iceland | 99.99% | 2016 |
| 3 | Lesotho | 99.79% | 2021 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 99.37% | 2021 |
| 5 | Norway | 99.1% | 2021 |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 96.47% | 2021 |
| 7 | El Salvador | 95.56% | 2021 |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 95.27% | 2020 |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 93.38% | 2021 |
| 10 | Namibia | 93.37% | 2021 |
| 11 | Andorra | 93.34% | 2021 |
| 12 | Belize | 92.86% | 2021 |
| 13 | Zambia | 92.02% | 2021 |
| 14 | Angola | 91.16% | 2021 |
| 15 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.43% | 2021 |
| 16 | Uganda | 90.01% | 2021 |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 89.04% | 2021 |
| 18 | Guinea | 88.13% | 2021 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 87.54% | 2021 |
| 20 | Kyrgyz Republic | 85.59% | 2021 |
| 21 | Uruguay | 84.35% | 2021 |
| 22 | Nepal | 83.98% | 2021 |
| 23 | Eswatini | 83.07% | 2021 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 82.71% | 2021 |
| 25 | Venezuela, RB | 81.72% | 2021 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 81.48% | 2021 |
| 27 | Georgia | 81.37% | 2021 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 80.95% | 2021 |
| 29 | Malawi | 80.06% | 2021 |
| 30 | Austria | 79.91% | 2021 |
| 31 | Denmark | 78.96% | 2021 |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 78.23% | 2021 |
| 33 | Kenya | 78.08% | 2021 |
| 34 | Brazil | 77.38% | 2021 |
| 35 | Greenland | 77.04% | 2021 |
| 36 | Colombia | 76.2% | 2021 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 75.28% | 2021 |
| 38 | Croatia | 69.88% | 2021 |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 69.51% | 2021 |
| 40 | Panama | 68.97% | 2021 |
| 41 | Switzerland | 67.88% | 2021 |
| 42 | Sweden | 67.39% | 2021 |
| 43 | Canada | 67.02% | 2021 |
| 44 | Cameroon | 65.81% | 2021 |
| 45 | Lithuania | 65.61% | 2021 |
| 46 | Honduras | 64.94% | 2021 |
| 47 | Portugal | 64.91% | 2021 |
| 48 | Latvia | 63.6% | 2021 |
| 49 | Lao PDR | 63.29% | 2021 |
| 50 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 63.08% | 2021 |
| 51 | Mali | 62.29% | 2021 |
| 52 | Peru | 61.78% | 2021 |
| 53 | Montenegro | 61.78% | 2021 |
| 54 | Burundi | 61.3% | 2021 |
| 55 | Sudan | 61.12% | 2021 |
| 56 | Guatemala | 60.61% | 2021 |
| 57 | Fiji | 60.07% | 2021 |
| 58 | Rwanda | 59.89% | 2021 |
| 59 | Liberia | 57.42% | 2021 |
| 60 | Cambodia | 56.37% | 2021 |
| 61 | Finland | 52.93% | 2021 |
| 62 | Myanmar | 50.84% | 2021 |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 49.24% | 2021 |
| 64 | Samoa | 49.14% | 2021 |
| 65 | Chile | 48.08% | 2021 |
| 66 | Spain | 47.01% | 2021 |
| 67 | Romania | 44.86% | 2021 |
| 68 | Suriname | 41.93% | 2021 |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 41.19% | 2021 |
| 70 | Italy | 40.97% | 2021 |
| 71 | Greece | 40.56% | 2021 |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 40.2% | 2021 |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 39.96% | 2021 |
| 74 | Estonia | 39.96% | 2021 |
| 75 | Germany | 39.83% | 2021 |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.34% | 2021 |
| 77 | Bolivia | 38.24% | 2021 |
| 78 | Faroe Islands | 38.08% | 2021 |
| 79 | Tanzania | 37.2% | 2021 |
| 80 | Ireland | 37.15% | 2021 |
| 81 | Slovenia | 36.11% | 2021 |
| 82 | Türkiye | 35.42% | 2021 |
| 83 | Djibouti | 35.35% | 2021 |
| 84 | Serbia | 34.98% | 2021 |
| 85 | Ghana | 34.87% | 2021 |
| 86 | Madagascar | 34.08% | 2021 |
| 87 | Netherlands | 33.13% | 2021 |
| 88 | Gabon | 32.96% | 2021 |
| 89 | Congo, Rep. | 31.71% | 2021 |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 30.97% | 2021 |
| 91 | Armenia | 30.04% | 2021 |
| 92 | China | 28.43% | 2021 |
| 93 | Pakistan | 28.28% | 2021 |
| 94 | Australia | 26.66% | 2021 |
| 95 | Argentina | 25.54% | 2021 |
| 96 | Togo | 25.3% | 2021 |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 25.15% | 2021 |
| 98 | Jordan | 24.92% | 2021 |
| 99 | West Bank and Gaza | 24.46% | 2021 |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 23.73% | 2021 |
| 101 | Slovak Republic | 23.56% | 2021 |
| 102 | Belgium | 23.54% | 2021 |
| 103 | Mexico | 23.38% | 2021 |
| 104 | France | 22.81% | 2021 |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.8% | 2021 |
| 106 | Philippines | 22.64% | 2021 |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 22.48% | 2021 |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 22.19% | 2021 |
| 109 | Nigeria | 21.98% | 2021 |
| 110 | Mauritius | 21.68% | 2021 |
| 111 | Japan | 21.1% | 2021 |
| 112 | Haiti | 20.54% | 2021 |
| 113 | Dominica | 20.29% | 2021 |
| 114 | United States | 20.27% | 2021 |
| 115 | Thailand | 19.93% | 2021 |
| 116 | Mauritania | 19.36% | 2021 |
| 117 | Morocco | 19.32% | 2021 |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 19.15% | 2021 |
| 119 | Hungary | 19.14% | 2021 |
| 120 | India | 19.13% | 2021 |
| 121 | Cabo Verde | 18.27% | 2021 |
| 122 | Curaçao | 18.26% | 2021 |
| 123 | Poland | 17.46% | 2021 |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 17.06% | 2021 |
| 125 | Malaysia | 17% | 2021 |
| 126 | Kiribati | 16.37% | 2021 |
| 127 | Tuvalu | 15.84% | 2021 |
| 128 | Indonesia | 15.46% | 2021 |
| 129 | Cyprus | 15.14% | 2021 |
| 130 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.02% | 2021 |
| 131 | Aruba | 14.8% | 2021 |
| 132 | Tonga | 14.2% | 2021 |
| 133 | Czechia | 14.02% | 2021 |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 13.92% | 2021 |
| 135 | Senegal | 13.29% | 2021 |
| 136 | Jamaica | 12.75% | 2021 |
| 137 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 12.2% | 2021 |
| 138 | Ukraine | 11.99% | 2021 |
| 139 | Malta | 11.89% | 2021 |
| 140 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 11.21% | 2021 |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 11% | 2021 |
| 142 | Mongolia | 10.95% | 2021 |
| 143 | Yemen, Rep. | 10.25% | 2021 |
| 144 | Naoero | 9.82% | 2021 |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.82% | 2021 |
| 146 | Israel | 7.63% | 2021 |
| 147 | Barbados | 7.33% | 2021 |
| 148 | Guyana | 7.11% | 2021 |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.09% | 2021 |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 7.08% | 2021 |
| 151 | Korea, Rep. | 6.65% | 2021 |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 6.56% | 2021 |
| 153 | Moldova | 6.5% | 2021 |
| 154 | South Africa | 6.45% | 2021 |
| 155 | Kosovo | 6.37% | 2021 |
| 156 | Niger | 6.25% | 2021 |
| 157 | São Tomé and Principe | 6.06% | 2021 |
| 158 | Maldives | 5.82% | 2021 |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 5.8% | 2021 |
| 160 | Chad | 5.72% | 2021 |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.66% | 2021 |
| 162 | Lebanon | 5.09% | 2021 |
| 163 | Eritrea | 5.03% | 2021 |
| 164 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 4.95% | 2021 |
| 165 | Guam | 4.8% | 2021 |
| 166 | Cuba | 4.77% | 2021 |
| 167 | Palau | 4.6% | 2021 |
| 168 | Puerto Rico (US) | 4.58% | 2021 |
| 169 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 4.53% | 2021 |
| 170 | Seychelles | 4.51% | 2021 |
| 171 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 4.24% | 2021 |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2021 |
| 173 | Singapore | 4.02% | 2021 |
| 174 | American Samoa | 3.87% | 2021 |
| 175 | Iraq | 3.78% | 2021 |
| 176 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.39% | 2021 |
| 177 | Belarus | 3.15% | 2021 |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | 2.94% | 2021 |
| 179 | Tunisia | 2.82% | 2021 |
| 180 | St. Lucia | 2.54% | 2021 |
| 181 | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.5% | 2021 |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 2.43% | 2021 |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 2.25% | 2021 |
| 184 | Grenada | 1.97% | 2021 |
| 185 | Oman | 1.92% | 2021 |
| 186 | Gambia, The | 1.6% | 2021 |
| 187 | Bangladesh | 1.51% | 2021 |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.48% | 2021 |
| 189 | Algeria | 0.91% | 2021 |
| 190 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.84% | 2021 |
| 191 | St. Martin (French part) | 0.81% | 2021 |
| 192 | Bahamas, The | 0.48% | 2021 |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | 0.37% | 2021 |
| 194 | South Sudan | 0.35% | 2021 |
| 195 | Qatar | 0.28% | 2021 |
| 196 | Kuwait | 0.27% | 2021 |
| 197 | Benin | 0.26% | 2021 |
| 198 | Botswana | 0.25% | 2021 |
| 199 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.07% | 2021 |
| 200 | Saudi Arabia | 0.07% | 2021 |
| 201 | Bahrain | 0.04% | 2021 |
| 202 | Libya | 0.02% | 2021 |
| 203 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.02% | 2021 |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | 0.01% | 2021 |
| 205 | Comoros | 0% | 2021 |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 0% | 2015 |
| 207 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0% | 2021 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS, 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 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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