Renewable Electricity Output (%) by Country
As of 2021, Bhutan leads globally in renewable electricity output (%) at 100.0%, followed by Lesotho, Costa Rica, Norway. At the lower end, Comoros, Sint Maarten, Turkmenistan rank among the lowest. The global median is 22.8% (France). This indicator falls under the "Energy & Environment" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 205 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Renewable Electricity Output (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bhutan | 100.0% | 2021 |
| 2 |  Lesotho | 99.8% | 2021 |
| 3 |  Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2021 |
| 4 |  Norway | 99.1% | 2021 |
| 5 |  Central African Republic | 96.5% | 2021 |
| 6 |  El Salvador | 95.6% | 2021 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia | 95.3% | 2020 |
| 8 |  Tajikistan | 93.4% | 2021 |
| 9 |  Namibia | 93.4% | 2021 |
| 10 |  Andorra | 93.3% | 2021 |
| 11 |  Belize | 92.9% | 2021 |
| 12 |  Zambia | 92.0% | 2021 |
| 13 |  Angola | 91.2% | 2021 |
| 14 |  DR Congo | 90.4% | 2021 |
| 15 |  Uganda | 90.0% | 2021 |
| 16 |  Luxembourg | 89.0% | 2021 |
| 17 |  Guinea | 88.1% | 2021 |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | 87.5% | 2021 |
| 19 |  Kyrgyzstan | 85.6% | 2021 |
| 20 |  Uruguay | 84.4% | 2021 |
| 21 |  Nepal | 84.0% | 2021 |
| 22 |  Eswatini | 83.1% | 2021 |
| 23 |  Mozambique | 82.7% | 2021 |
| 24 |  Venezuela | 81.7% | 2021 |
| 25 |  New Zealand | 81.5% | 2021 |
| 26 |  Georgia | 81.4% | 2021 |
| 27 |  Ecuador | 80.9% | 2021 |
| 28 |  Malawi | 80.1% | 2021 |
| 29 |  Austria | 79.9% | 2021 |
| 30 |  Denmark | 79.0% | 2021 |
| 31 |  Afghanistan | 78.2% | 2021 |
| 32 |  Kenya | 78.1% | 2021 |
| 33 |  Brazil | 77.4% | 2021 |
| 34 |  Greenland | 77.0% | 2021 |
| 35 |  Colombia | 76.2% | 2021 |
| 36 |  Sierra Leone | 75.3% | 2021 |
| 37 |  Croatia | 69.9% | 2021 |
| 38 |  Nicaragua | 69.5% | 2021 |
| 39 |  Panama | 69.0% | 2021 |
| 40 |  Switzerland | 67.9% | 2021 |
| 41 |  Sweden | 67.4% | 2021 |
| 42 |  Canada | 67.0% | 2021 |
| 43 |  Cameroon | 65.8% | 2021 |
| 44 |  Lithuania | 65.6% | 2021 |
| 45 |  Honduras | 64.9% | 2021 |
| 46 |  Portugal | 64.9% | 2021 |
| 47 |  Latvia | 63.6% | 2021 |
| 48 |  Laos | 63.3% | 2021 |
| 49 |  North Korea | 63.1% | 2021 |
| 50 |  Mali | 62.3% | 2021 |
| 51 |  Peru | 61.8% | 2021 |
| 52 |  Montenegro | 61.8% | 2021 |
| 53 |  Burundi | 61.3% | 2021 |
| 54 |  Sudan | 61.1% | 2021 |
| 55 |  Guatemala | 60.6% | 2021 |
| 56 |  Fiji | 60.1% | 2021 |
| 57 |  Rwanda | 59.9% | 2021 |
| 58 |  Liberia | 57.4% | 2021 |
| 59 |  Cambodia | 56.4% | 2021 |
| 60 |  Finland | 52.9% | 2021 |
| 61 |  Myanmar | 50.8% | 2021 |
| 62 |  Sri Lanka | 49.2% | 2021 |
| 63 |  Samoa | 49.1% | 2021 |
| 64 |  Chile | 48.1% | 2021 |
| 65 |  Spain | 47.0% | 2021 |
| 66 |  Romania | 44.9% | 2021 |
| 67 |  Suriname | 41.9% | 2021 |
| 68 |  Vietnam | 41.2% | 2021 |
| 69 |  Italy | 41.0% | 2021 |
| 70 |  Greece | 40.6% | 2021 |
| 71 |  United Kingdom | 40.2% | 2021 |
| 72 |  Papua New Guinea | 40.0% | 2021 |
| 73 |  Estonia | 40.0% | 2021 |
| 74 |  Germany | 39.8% | 2021 |
| 75 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.3% | 2021 |
| 76 |  Bolivia | 38.2% | 2021 |
| 77 |  Faroe Islands | 38.1% | 2021 |
| 78 |  Tanzania | 37.2% | 2021 |
| 79 |  Ireland | 37.2% | 2021 |
| 80 |  Slovenia | 36.1% | 2021 |
| 81 |  Türkiye | 35.4% | 2021 |
| 82 |  Djibouti | 35.4% | 2021 |
| 83 |  Serbia | 35.0% | 2021 |
| 84 |  Ghana | 34.9% | 2021 |
| 85 |  Madagascar | 34.1% | 2021 |
| 86 |  Netherlands | 33.1% | 2021 |
| 87 |  Gabon | 33.0% | 2021 |
| 88 |  Republic of the Congo | 31.7% | 2021 |
| 89 |  North Macedonia | 31.0% | 2021 |
| 90 |  Armenia | 30.0% | 2021 |
| 91 |  China | 28.4% | 2021 |
| 92 |  Pakistan | 28.3% | 2021 |
| 93 |  Australia | 26.7% | 2021 |
| 94 |  Argentina | 25.5% | 2021 |
| 95 |  Togo | 25.3% | 2021 |
| 96 |  Vanuatu | 25.2% | 2021 |
| 97 |  Jordan | 24.9% | 2021 |
| 98 |  West Bank and Gaza | 24.5% | 2021 |
| 99 |  French Polynesia | 23.7% | 2021 |
| 100 |  Slovakia | 23.6% | 2021 |
| 101 |  Belgium | 23.5% | 2021 |
| 102 |  Mexico | 23.4% | 2021 |
| 103 |  France | 22.8% | 2021 |
| 104 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 22.8% | 2021 |
| 105 |  Philippines | 22.6% | 2021 |
| 106 |  New Caledonia | 22.5% | 2021 |
| 107 |  Bulgaria | 22.2% | 2021 |
| 108 |  Nigeria | 22.0% | 2021 |
| 109 |  Mauritius | 21.7% | 2021 |
| 110 |  Japan | 21.1% | 2021 |
| 111 |  Haiti | 20.5% | 2021 |
| 112 |  Dominica | 20.3% | 2021 |
| 113 |  United States | 20.3% | 2021 |
| 114 |  Thailand | 19.9% | 2021 |
| 115 |  Mauritania | 19.4% | 2021 |
| 116 |  Morocco | 19.3% | 2021 |
| 117 |  Russia | 19.2% | 2021 |
| 118 |  Hungary | 19.1% | 2021 |
| 119 |  India | 19.1% | 2021 |
| 120 |  Cabo Verde | 18.3% | 2021 |
| 121 |  Curaçao | 18.3% | 2021 |
| 122 |  Poland | 17.5% | 2021 |
| 123 |  Dominican Republic | 17.1% | 2021 |
| 124 |  Malaysia | 17.0% | 2021 |
| 125 |  Kiribati | 16.4% | 2021 |
| 126 |  Tuvalu | 15.8% | 2021 |
| 127 |  Indonesia | 15.5% | 2021 |
| 128 |  Cyprus | 15.1% | 2021 |
| 129 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.0% | 2021 |
| 130 |  Aruba | 14.8% | 2021 |
| 131 |  Tonga | 14.2% | 2021 |
| 132 |  Czechia | 14.0% | 2021 |
| 133 |  Burkina Faso | 13.9% | 2021 |
| 134 |  Senegal | 13.3% | 2021 |
| 135 |  Jamaica | 12.8% | 2021 |
| 136 |  Egypt | 12.2% | 2021 |
| 137 |  Ukraine | 12.0% | 2021 |
| 138 |  Malta | 11.9% | 2021 |
| 139 |  Somalia | 11.2% | 2021 |
| 140 |  Kazakhstan | 11.0% | 2021 |
| 141 |  Mongolia | 10.9% | 2021 |
| 142 |  Yemen | 10.3% | 2021 |
| 143 |  Nauru | 9.8% | 2021 |
| 144 |  Equatorial Guinea | 8.8% | 2021 |
| 145 |  Israel | 7.6% | 2021 |
| 146 |  Barbados | 7.3% | 2021 |
| 147 |  Guyana | 7.1% | 2021 |
| 148 |  Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% | 2021 |
| 149 |  Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2021 |
| 150 |  South Korea | 6.7% | 2021 |
| 151 |  Solomon Islands | 6.6% | 2021 |
| 152 |  Moldova | 6.5% | 2021 |
| 153 |  South Africa | 6.4% | 2021 |
| 154 |  Kosovo | 6.4% | 2021 |
| 155 |  Niger | 6.2% | 2021 |
| 156 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 6.1% | 2021 |
| 157 |  Maldives | 5.8% | 2021 |
| 158 |  Azerbaijan | 5.8% | 2021 |
| 159 |  Chad | 5.7% | 2021 |
| 160 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.7% | 2021 |
| 161 |  Lebanon | 5.1% | 2021 |
| 162 |  Eritrea | 5.0% | 2021 |
| 163 |  Micronesia | 4.9% | 2021 |
| 164 |  Guam | 4.8% | 2021 |
| 165 |  Cuba | 4.8% | 2021 |
| 166 |  Palau | 4.6% | 2021 |
| 167 |  Puerto Rico | 4.6% | 2021 |
| 168 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% | 2021 |
| 169 |  Seychelles | 4.5% | 2021 |
| 170 |  Iran | 4.2% | 2021 |
| 171 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2021 |
| 172 |  Singapore | 4.0% | 2021 |
| 173 |  American Samoa | 3.9% | 2021 |
| 174 |  Iraq | 3.8% | 2021 |
| 175 |  Syria | 3.4% | 2021 |
| 176 |  Belarus | 3.1% | 2021 |
| 177 |  Cayman Islands | 2.9% | 2021 |
| 178 |  Tunisia | 2.8% | 2021 |
| 179 |  St. Lucia | 2.5% | 2021 |
| 180 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 2.5% | 2021 |
| 181 |  Marshall Islands | 2.4% | 2021 |
| 182 |  British Virgin Islands | 2.3% | 2021 |
| 183 |  Grenada | 2.0% | 2021 |
| 184 |  Oman | 1.9% | 2021 |
| 185 |  The Gambia | 1.6% | 2021 |
| 186 |  Bangladesh | 1.5% | 2021 |
| 187 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.5% | 2021 |
| 188 |  Algeria | 0.9% | 2021 |
| 189 |  Hong Kong | 0.8% | 2021 |
| 190 |  Saint Martin | 0.8% | 2021 |
| 191 |  Bahamas | 0.5% | 2021 |
| 192 |  Timor-Leste | 0.4% | 2021 |
| 193 |  South Sudan | 0.4% | 2021 |
| 194 |  Qatar | 0.3% | 2021 |
| 195 |  Kuwait | 0.3% | 2021 |
| 196 |  Benin | 0.3% | 2021 |
| 197 |  Botswana | 0.2% | 2021 |
| 198 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 199 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 200 |  Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 201 |  Libya | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 202 |  Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 203 |  Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 204 |  Sint Maarten | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 205 |  Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest renewable electricity output (%) in 2021?
Bhutan ranks #1 with renewable electricity output (%) of 100.0% as of 2021, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest renewable electricity output (%)?
Comoros ranks last (#205) with 0.0% as of 2021.
What is the global median for renewable electricity output (%)?
The median value is 22.8% (France, ranked #103 out of 205 countries).
How many countries report data for renewable electricity output (%)?
205 countries have available data for renewable electricity output (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does renewable electricity output (%) belong to?
Renewable Electricity Output (%) is classified under the "Energy & Environment" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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