Renewable Energy Consumption (%) by Country
As of 2021, DR Congo leads globally in renewable energy consumption (%) at 96.3%, followed by Somalia, Liberia, Gabon. At the lower end, Sint Maarten, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands rank among the lowest. The global median is 20.0% (Afghanistan). This indicator falls under the "Energy & Environment" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 212 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Renewable Energy Consumption (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DR Congo | 96.3% | 2021 |
| 2 |  Somalia | 95.4% | 2022 |
| 3 |  Liberia | 92.8% | 2022 |
| 4 |  Gabon | 91.3% | 2021 |
| 5 |  Uganda | 90.9% | 2022 |
| 6 |  Central African Republic | 90.9% | 2022 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia | 90.6% | 2021 |
| 8 |  Guinea-Bissau | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 9 |  Madagascar | 83.1% | 2022 |
| 10 |  Burundi | 83.0% | 2022 |
| 11 |  Zambia | 83.0% | 2021 |
| 12 |  Bhutan | 82.5% | 2022 |
| 13 |  Iceland | 82.4% | 2021 |
| 14 |  Zimbabwe | 82.4% | 2021 |
| 15 |  Eritrea | 80.7% | 2021 |
| 16 |  Nigeria | 80.3% | 2021 |
| 17 |  Rwanda | 79.9% | 2022 |
| 18 |  Niger | 79.6% | 2021 |
| 19 |  Cameroon | 79.2% | 2021 |
| 20 |  Tanzania | 78.3% | 2021 |
| 21 |  Mozambique | 76.9% | 2021 |
| 22 |  Haiti | 76.7% | 2021 |
| 23 |  Togo | 75.1% | 2021 |
| 24 |  Nepal | 73.7% | 2021 |
| 25 |  Sierra Leone | 71.6% | 2022 |
| 26 |  Burkina Faso | 71.4% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Republic of the Congo | 71.4% | 2021 |
| 28 |  Mali | 71.1% | 2022 |
| 29 |  Chad | 70.0% | 2022 |
| 30 |  Kenya | 67.7% | 2021 |
| 31 |  Guinea | 66.6% | 2022 |
| 32 |  Eswatini | 64.7% | 2022 |
| 33 |  Myanmar | 62.9% | 2021 |
| 34 |  Malawi | 62.9% | 2022 |
| 35 |  Guatemala | 62.1% | 2021 |
| 36 |  Norway | 61.4% | 2021 |
| 37 |  Sudan | 61.0% | 2021 |
| 38 |  Paraguay | 58.8% | 2021 |
| 39 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 58.2% | 2021 |
| 40 |  Sweden | 57.9% | 2021 |
| 41 |  Uruguay | 57.8% | 2021 |
| 42 |  Liechtenstein | 56.9% | 2022 |
| 43 |  Papua New Guinea | 54.6% | 2022 |
| 44 |  Benin | 54.5% | 2021 |
| 45 |  Angola | 52.9% | 2021 |
| 46 |  Cambodia | 52.4% | 2021 |
| 47 |  Nicaragua | 50.4% | 2021 |
| 48 |  Finland | 50.2% | 2021 |
| 49 |  Solomon Islands | 50.1% | 2022 |
| 50 |  Laos | 49.2% | 2022 |
| 51 |  Sri Lanka | 48.8% | 2021 |
| 52 |  The Gambia | 47.7% | 2022 |
| 53 |  Brazil | 46.5% | 2021 |
| 54 |  Honduras | 45.9% | 2021 |
| 55 |  Latvia | 44.0% | 2021 |
| 56 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 42.5% | 2022 |
| 57 |  Kiribati | 41.9% | 2022 |
| 58 |  Albania | 41.9% | 2021 |
| 59 |  Pakistan | 41.6% | 2021 |
| 60 |  Montenegro | 39.6% | 2021 |
| 61 |  Denmark | 39.5% | 2021 |
| 62 |  Comoros | 39.3% | 2022 |
| 63 |  Ghana | 39.0% | 2021 |
| 64 |  Estonia | 38.0% | 2021 |
| 65 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.6% | 2021 |
| 66 |  Austria | 36.0% | 2021 |
| 67 |  Samoa | 35.9% | 2022 |
| 68 |  Senegal | 35.4% | 2021 |
| 69 |  India | 34.9% | 2021 |
| 70 |  Tajikistan | 34.9% | 2021 |
| 71 |  Lesotho | 34.9% | 2022 |
| 72 |  Costa Rica | 34.2% | 2021 |
| 73 |  Croatia | 34.1% | 2021 |
| 74 |  Venezuela | 33.7% | 2021 |
| 75 |  Lithuania | 33.2% | 2021 |
| 76 |  South Sudan | 32.4% | 2021 |
| 77 |  Portugal | 32.3% | 2021 |
| 78 |  Belize | 30.8% | 2022 |
| 79 |  Peru | 30.6% | 2021 |
| 80 |  Namibia | 30.0% | 2021 |
| 81 |  Colombia | 29.7% | 2021 |
| 82 |  New Zealand | 28.9% | 2021 |
| 83 |  Fiji | 28.4% | 2022 |
| 84 |  Panama | 28.0% | 2021 |
| 85 |  Philippines | 28.0% | 2021 |
| 86 |  Switzerland | 27.7% | 2021 |
| 87 |  Kyrgyzstan | 27.6% | 2021 |
| 88 |  Botswana | 27.4% | 2021 |
| 89 |  Serbia | 27.2% | 2021 |
| 90 |  Djibouti | 26.9% | 2022 |
| 91 |  Georgia | 25.2% | 2021 |
| 92 |  Bangladesh | 25.0% | 2021 |
| 93 |  Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2022 |
| 94 |  Chile | 24.2% | 2021 |
| 95 |  Vietnam | 24.2% | 2021 |
| 96 |  Canada | 23.8% | 2021 |
| 97 |  Romania | 23.6% | 2021 |
| 98 |  Slovenia | 23.4% | 2021 |
| 99 |  El Salvador | 21.9% | 2021 |
| 100 |  Cabo Verde | 21.8% | 2022 |
| 101 |  Greece | 21.5% | 2021 |
| 102 |  Moldova | 21.4% | 2021 |
| 103 |  Cuba | 20.9% | 2021 |
| 104 |  Luxembourg | 20.5% | 2021 |
| 105 |  Bulgaria | 20.4% | 2021 |
| 106 |  Indonesia | 20.2% | 2021 |
| 107 |  Afghanistan | 20.0% | 2022 |
| 108 |  Mauritania | 19.6% | 2022 |
| 109 |  North Macedonia | 19.5% | 2021 |
| 110 |  Thailand | 19.0% | 2021 |
| 111 |  Spain | 19.0% | 2021 |
| 112 |  Ecuador | 18.9% | 2021 |
| 113 |  Andorra | 18.7% | 2022 |
| 114 |  Slovakia | 17.9% | 2021 |
| 115 |  Germany | 17.6% | 2021 |
| 116 |  Italy | 17.5% | 2021 |
| 117 |  Czechia | 17.2% | 2021 |
| 118 |  France | 16.2% | 2021 |
| 119 |  Cyprus | 15.6% | 2021 |
| 120 |  West Bank and Gaza | 15.4% | 2022 |
| 121 |  Hungary | 15.3% | 2021 |
| 122 |  Poland | 15.2% | 2021 |
| 123 |  China | 15.2% | 2021 |
| 124 |  Dominican Republic | 14.8% | 2021 |
| 125 |  North Korea | 14.7% | 2021 |
| 126 |  Suriname | 14.5% | 2021 |
| 127 |  Mexico | 13.0% | 2021 |
| 128 |  Bolivia | 12.8% | 2021 |
| 129 |  Ireland | 12.7% | 2021 |
| 130 |  Australia | 12.3% | 2021 |
| 131 |  Marshall Islands | 12.2% | 2022 |
| 132 |  Netherlands | 12.2% | 2021 |
| 133 |  United Kingdom | 12.2% | 2021 |
| 134 |  Guyana | 12.1% | 2022 |
| 135 |  Türkiye | 12.0% | 2021 |
| 136 |  Greenland | 11.7% | 2022 |
| 137 |  Belgium | 11.7% | 2021 |
| 138 |  Tunisia | 11.6% | 2021 |
| 139 |  Jordan | 11.5% | 2021 |
| 140 |  Timor-Leste | 11.4% | 2022 |
| 141 |  Macao | 11.0% | 2022 |
| 142 |  United States | 10.9% | 2021 |
| 143 |  Morocco | 10.9% | 2021 |
| 144 |  Jamaica | 10.5% | 2021 |
| 145 |  Grenada | 10.0% | 2022 |
| 146 |  South Africa | 9.7% | 2021 |
| 147 |  St. Lucia | 9.7% | 2022 |
| 148 |  New Caledonia | 9.6% | 2022 |
| 149 |  Argentina | 9.2% | 2021 |
| 150 |  Armenia | 9.1% | 2021 |
| 151 |  Ukraine | 8.9% | 2021 |
| 152 |  Dominica | 8.9% | 2022 |
| 153 |  Aruba | 8.8% | 2022 |
| 154 |  Japan | 8.8% | 2021 |
| 155 |  Mauritius | 8.6% | 2021 |
| 156 |  Malta | 8.6% | 2021 |
| 157 |  Belarus | 8.2% | 2021 |
| 158 |  Faroe Islands | 7.9% | 2022 |
| 159 |  Malaysia | 7.5% | 2021 |
| 160 |  French Polynesia | 7.0% | 2022 |
| 161 |  Lebanon | 6.8% | 2021 |
| 162 |  Guam | 6.7% | 2022 |
| 163 |  Israel | 6.2% | 2021 |
| 164 |  Egypt | 6.1% | 2021 |
| 165 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 5.9% | 2022 |
| 166 |  Barbados | 5.5% | 2022 |
| 167 |  Tuvalu | 5.2% | 2022 |
| 168 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.1% | 2022 |
| 169 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% | 2022 |
| 170 |  Yemen | 3.7% | 2021 |
| 171 |  South Korea | 3.6% | 2021 |
| 172 |  Russia | 3.5% | 2021 |
| 173 |  Libya | 3.1% | 2021 |
| 174 |  Mongolia | 3.0% | 2021 |
| 175 |  Curaçao | 2.8% | 2021 |
| 176 |  Isle of Man | 2.7% | 2022 |
| 177 |  Puerto Rico | 2.5% | 2022 |
| 178 |  Tonga | 2.3% | 2022 |
| 179 |  Micronesia | 2.0% | 2022 |
| 180 |  Kazakhstan | 2.0% | 2021 |
| 181 |  Seychelles | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 182 |  Nauru | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 183 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 184 |  British Virgin Islands | 1.3% | 2022 |
| 185 |  Azerbaijan | 1.3% | 2021 |
| 186 |  Maldives | 1.2% | 2022 |
| 187 |  Syria | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 188 |  Singapore | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 189 |  Iraq | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 190 |  Bahamas | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 191 |  Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2021 |
| 192 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.0% | 2021 |
| 193 |  Palau | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 194 |  Bermuda | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 195 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 196 |  Iran | 0.9% | 2021 |
| 197 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2022 |
| 198 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0.5% | 2022 |
| 199 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2021 |
| 200 |  American Samoa | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 201 |  Hong Kong | 0.4% | 2021 |
| 202 |  Algeria | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 203 |  Oman | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 204 |  Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 205 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 206 |  Kuwait | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 207 |  Qatar | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 208 |  Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 209 |  Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 210 |  Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 211 |  Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 212 |  Sint Maarten | 0.0% | 2022 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest renewable energy consumption (%) in 2021?
DR Congo ranks #1 with renewable energy consumption (%) of 96.3% as of 2021, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest renewable energy consumption (%)?
Sint Maarten ranks last (#212) with 0.0% as of 2021.
What is the global median for renewable energy consumption (%)?
The median value is 20.0% (Afghanistan, ranked #107 out of 212 countries).
How many countries report data for renewable energy consumption (%)?
212 countries have available data for renewable energy consumption (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does renewable energy consumption (%) belong to?
Renewable Energy Consumption (%) is classified under the "Energy & Environment" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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