Renewable Energy by Country (latest available, 2021 to 2022)
212 countries ranked by the share of final energy use from renewable sources · Source: World Bank / IEA
Each country shows its latest available year, from 2021 to 2022. The most common is 2021 (141 of 212 countries).
- Average of 212 countries
- 29.1%
- Unweighted; median 20.1%
- Highest share
- DR Congo
- 96.3% · 2021
- Lowest share
- 6 countries
- 0.0%: Bahrain, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Qatar and Sint Maarten
- Above 50%
- 49
- of 212 countries
What This Ranking Measures
This table ranks countries by the share of their final energy use, for heating, cooking, transport, industry and electricity, that comes from renewable sources. The latest figures are for 2021 to 2022. Traditional biomass, such as firewood and charcoal burned for cooking and heating, counts as renewable energy in this measure. That is why DR Congo (96.3%, 2021), Somalia (95.4%, 2022) and Liberia (92.8%, 2022) lead the table: a high share often reflects limited access to electricity and modern fuels rather than investment in solar, wind or hydropower.
Among countries with modern energy systems, Iceland (82.4%) and Norway (61.4%) stand out, drawing on geothermal heat and hydropower. 20 of the 212 countries get less than 1% of their final energy from renewable sources. Several oil and gas exporters are near the bottom, including Saudi Arabia (0.1%, 2021), Kuwait (0.1%, 2021), Qatar (0.0%, 2021) and United Arab Emirates (1.0%, 2021). See also: CO2 emissions by country.
The cost of solar and wind power has fallen steeply since 2010, according to IRENA, making new renewable capacity cheaper than fossil fuel plants in many markets. China installs the most new capacity and makes most of the world's solar panels, and the European Union has set a binding target for the renewable share of its energy use by 2030. The main obstacles are the variability of wind and sun, grid capacity and energy storage.
All 212 countries ranked
| # | Country | Renewable % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Congo | 96.3% | 2021 |
| 2 | Somalia | 95.4% | 2022 |
| 3 | Liberia | 92.8% | 2022 |
| 4 | Gabon | 91.3% | 2021 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 90.9% | 2022 |
| 5 | Uganda | 90.9% | 2022 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 90.6% | 2021 |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 87.4% | 2022 |
| 9 | Madagascar | 83.1% | 2022 |
| 10 | Burundi | 83.0% | 2022 |
| 10 | Zambia | 83.0% | 2021 |
| 12 | Bhutan | 82.5% | 2022 |
| 13 | Iceland | 82.4% | 2021 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 26 | 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 | Malawi | 62.9% | 2022 |
| 33 | Myanmar | 62.9% | 2021 |
| 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 | Albania | 41.9% | 2021 |
| 57 | Kiribati | 41.9% | 2022 |
| 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 |
| 69 | Lesotho | 34.9% | 2022 |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 34.9% | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 84 | 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 |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2022 |
| 94 | Chile | 24.2% | 2021 |
| 94 | 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 | Spain | 19.0% | 2021 |
| 110 | Thailand | 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 | China | 15.2% | 2021 |
| 122 | Poland | 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 |
| 131 | Netherlands | 12.2% | 2021 |
| 131 | United Kingdom | 12.2% | 2021 |
| 134 | Guyana | 12.1% | 2022 |
| 135 | Türkiye | 12.0% | 2021 |
| 136 | Belgium | 11.7% | 2021 |
| 136 | Greenland | 11.7% | 2022 |
| 138 | Tunisia | 11.6% | 2021 |
| 139 | Jordan | 11.5% | 2021 |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 11.4% | 2022 |
| 141 | Macao | 11.0% | 2022 |
| 142 | Morocco | 10.9% | 2021 |
| 142 | United States | 10.9% | 2021 |
| 144 | Jamaica | 10.5% | 2021 |
| 145 | Grenada | 10.0% | 2022 |
| 146 | South Africa | 9.7% | 2021 |
| 146 | St. Lucia | 9.7% | 2022 |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 9.6% | 2022 |
| 149 | Argentina | 9.2% | 2021 |
| 150 | Armenia | 9.1% | 2021 |
| 151 | Dominica | 8.9% | 2022 |
| 151 | Ukraine | 8.9% | 2021 |
| 153 | Aruba | 8.8% | 2022 |
| 153 | Japan | 8.8% | 2021 |
| 155 | Malta | 8.6% | 2021 |
| 155 | Mauritius | 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 | Kazakhstan | 2.0% | 2021 |
| 179 | Micronesia | 2.0% | 2022 |
| 181 | Nauru | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 181 | Seychelles | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 183 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 184 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% | 2021 |
| 184 | British Virgin Islands | 1.3% | 2022 |
| 186 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2022 |
| 187 | Bahamas | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 187 | Iraq | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 187 | Singapore | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 187 | Syria | 1.1% | 2021 |
| 191 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0% | 2021 |
| 191 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2021 |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 193 | Bermuda | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 193 | Iran | 0.9% | 2021 |
| 193 | Palau | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2022 |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.5% | 2022 |
| 198 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2021 |
| 200 | American Samoa | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 200 | Hong Kong | 0.4% | 2021 |
| 202 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 202 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 202 | Oman | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 202 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 202 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 207 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 207 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 207 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 207 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 207 | Sint Maarten | 0.0% | 2022 |
About these figures
Each country shows its latest available year, from 2021 to 2022. The most common is 2021 (141 of 212 countries).
The average (29.1%) and median (20.1%) count every country equally. They are not the world's renewable share, which weights countries by how much energy they use.
Renewable sources here include hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, modern bioenergy and traditional biomass. Nuclear power is not renewable in this measure. Source: Tracking SDG7 (IEA, IRENA, UN Statistics Division, World Bank, WHO), published by the World Bank.
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Questions about these figures
Which country uses the most renewable energy?
DR Congo has the highest share in this table: 96.3% of its final energy use came from renewable sources in 2021. Traditional biomass, such as firewood and charcoal burned for cooking and heating, counts as renewable energy in this measure. Most of the highest shares are in countries where households rely on wood and charcoal, so a high share often reflects limited access to electricity and modern fuels rather than investment in solar, wind or hydropower. Among countries with modern energy systems, Iceland (82.4%, 2021) and Norway (61.4%, 2021) rank high thanks to hydropower and, in Iceland, geothermal heat.
What percentage of world energy is renewable?
This table does not give the world share. Its average of 212 countries (29.1%) and its median (20.1%) count every country equally, so a small island counts as much as China. The world share weights each country by how much energy it uses, and the largest energy users get less than half of their energy from renewables: China (15.2%, 2021), United States (10.9%, 2021) and India (34.9%, 2021). The official world figure is published in the Tracking SDG7 report by the IEA, IRENA, the UN Statistics Division, the World Bank and WHO.
Why do some low-income countries have the highest renewable shares?
Traditional biomass, such as firewood and charcoal burned for cooking and heating, counts as renewable energy in this measure. Where most households cook with wood or charcoal and little energy goes to industry or transport, almost all energy use counts as renewable. Burning traditional biomass can still harm health through indoor air pollution and drive deforestation, so a high share is not the same as clean or modern energy.
How recent are these figures?
Each country shows its latest available year, from 2021 to 2022. The most common is 2021 (141 of 212 countries). International energy statistics take several years to compile, so the latest figures in this dataset are for 2021 to 2022.
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