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Renewable electricity, % of output: ranking of countries
206 countries ranked by their latest value (2016–2021). Bhutan is highest at 100.0%; Sint Maarten is lowest at 0.0%.
World 27.8% (2021)Median country 23.1%206 countries
Renewable power: world and regions, 1994–2021
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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| # | Country | Region | Renewable power | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | South Asia | 100.0% | 2021 | |
| 2 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 100.0% | 2016 | |
| 3 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99.8% | 2021 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 99.4% | 2021 | |
| 5 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 99.1% | 2021 | |
| 6 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.5% | 2021 | |
| 7 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.6% | 2021 | |
| 8 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 95.3% | 2020 | |
| 9 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 93.4% | 2021 | |
| 10 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 93.4% | 2021 | |
| 11 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 93.3% | 2021 | |
| 12 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 92.9% | 2021 | |
| 13 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 92.0% | 2021 | |
| 14 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.2% | 2021 | |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.4% | 2021 | |
| 16 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.0% | 2021 | |
| 17 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 89.0% | 2021 | |
| 18 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.1% | 2021 | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.5% | 2021 | |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 85.6% | 2021 | |
| 21 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 84.4% | 2021 | |
| 22 | Nepal | South Asia | 84.0% | 2021 | |
| 23 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 83.1% | 2021 | |
| 24 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.7% | 2021 | |
| 25 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 81.7% | 2021 | |
| 26 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 81.5% | 2021 | |
| 27 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 81.4% | 2021 | |
| 28 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 80.9% | 2021 | |
| 29 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.1% | 2021 | |
| 30 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 79.9% | 2021 | |
| 31 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 79.0% | 2021 | |
| 32 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 78.2% | 2021 | |
| 33 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 78.1% | 2021 | |
| 34 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 77.4% | 2021 | |
| 35 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 77.0% | 2021 | |
| 36 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 76.2% | 2021 | |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.3% | 2021 | |
| 38 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 69.9% | 2021 | |
| 39 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.5% | 2021 | |
| 40 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.0% | 2021 | |
| 41 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 67.9% | 2021 | |
| 42 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 67.4% | 2021 | |
| 43 | Canada | North America | 67.0% | 2021 | |
| 44 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.8% | 2021 | |
| 45 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 65.6% | 2021 | |
| 46 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.9% | 2021 | |
| 47 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 64.9% | 2021 | |
| 48 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 63.6% | 2021 | |
| 49 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 63.3% | 2021 | |
| 50 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 63.1% | 2021 | |
| 51 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.3% | 2021 | |
| 52 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.8% | 2021 | |
| 53 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 61.8% | 2021 | |
| 54 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.3% | 2021 | |
| 55 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.1% | 2021 | |
| 56 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 60.6% | 2021 | |
| 57 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 60.1% | 2021 | |
| 58 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.9% | 2021 | |
| 59 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.4% | 2021 | |
| 60 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 56.4% | 2021 | |
| 61 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 52.9% | 2021 | |
| 62 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 50.8% | 2021 | |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 49.2% | 2021 | |
| 64 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 49.1% | 2021 | |
| 65 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.1% | 2021 | |
| 66 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 47.0% | 2021 | |
| 67 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 44.9% | 2021 | |
| 68 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.9% | 2021 | |
| 69 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 41.2% | 2021 | |
| 70 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 41.0% | 2021 | |
| 71 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 40.6% | 2021 | |
| 72 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 40.2% | 2021 | |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 40.0% | 2021 | |
| 74 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 40.0% | 2021 | |
| 75 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 39.8% | 2021 | |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 39.3% | 2021 | |
| 77 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 38.2% | 2021 | |
| 78 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 38.1% | 2021 | |
| 79 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.2% | 2021 | |
| 80 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 37.2% | 2021 | |
| 81 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 36.1% | 2021 | |
| 82 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 35.4% | 2021 | |
| 83 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.4% | 2021 | |
| 84 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 35.0% | 2021 | |
| 85 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.9% | 2021 | |
| 86 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.1% | 2021 | |
| 87 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 33.1% | 2021 | |
| 88 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.0% | 2021 | |
| 89 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.7% | 2021 | |
| 90 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 31.0% | 2021 | |
| 91 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 30.0% | 2021 | |
| 92 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 28.4% | 2021 | |
| 93 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.3% | 2021 | |
| 94 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 26.7% | 2021 | |
| 95 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.5% | 2021 | |
| 96 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.3% | 2021 | |
| 97 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 25.2% | 2021 | |
| 98 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.9% | 2021 | |
| 99 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.5% | 2021 | |
| 100 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 23.7% | 2021 | |
| 101 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 23.6% | 2021 | |
| 102 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 23.5% | 2021 | |
| 103 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.4% | 2021 | |
| 104 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 22.8% | 2021 | |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.8% | 2021 | |
| 106 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 22.6% | 2021 | |
| 107 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 22.5% | 2021 | |
| 108 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% | 2021 | |
| 109 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.0% | 2021 | |
| 110 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.7% | 2021 | |
| 111 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 21.1% | 2021 | |
| 112 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.5% | 2021 | |
| 113 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.3% | 2021 | |
| 114 | United States | North America | 20.3% | 2021 | |
| 115 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 19.9% | 2021 | |
| 116 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.4% | 2021 | |
| 117 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.3% | 2021 | |
| 118 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 19.2% | 2021 | |
| 119 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 19.1% | 2021 | |
| 120 | India | South Asia | 19.1% | 2021 | |
| 121 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.3% | 2021 | |
| 122 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.3% | 2021 | |
| 123 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 17.5% | 2021 | |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% | 2021 | |
| 125 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 17.0% | 2021 | |
| 126 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 16.4% | 2021 | |
| 127 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 15.8% | 2021 | |
| 128 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 15.5% | 2021 | |
| 129 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 15.1% | 2021 | |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.0% | 2021 | |
| 131 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8% | 2021 | |
| 132 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 14.2% | 2021 | |
| 133 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 14.0% | 2021 | |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.9% | 2021 | |
| 135 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.3% | 2021 | |
| 136 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.8% | 2021 | |
| 137 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.2% | 2021 | |
| 138 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 12.0% | 2021 | |
| 139 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.9% | 2021 | |
| 140 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.2% | 2021 | |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0% | 2021 | |
| 142 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.9% | 2021 | |
| 143 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.3% | 2021 | |
| 144 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 9.8% | 2021 | |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% | 2021 | |
| 146 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.6% | 2021 | |
| 147 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3% | 2021 | |
| 148 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.1% | 2021 | |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.1% | 2021 | |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.1% | 2021 | |
| 151 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 6.7% | 2021 | |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 6.6% | 2021 | |
| 153 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 6.5% | 2021 | |
| 154 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2021 | |
| 155 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 6.4% | 2021 | |
| 156 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2% | 2021 | |
| 157 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1% | 2021 | |
| 158 | Maldives | South Asia | 5.8% | 2021 | |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8% | 2021 | |
| 160 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.7% | 2021 | |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% | 2021 | |
| 162 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.1% | 2021 | |
| 163 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0% | 2021 | |
| 164 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.9% | 2021 | |
| 165 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 4.8% | 2021 | |
| 166 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.8% | 2021 | |
| 167 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2021 | |
| 168 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.6% | 2021 | |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.5% | 2021 | |
| 170 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5% | 2021 | |
| 171 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2% | 2021 | |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2% | 2021 | |
| 173 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 4.0% | 2021 | |
| 174 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 3.9% | 2021 | |
| 175 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.8% | 2021 | |
| 176 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.4% | 2021 | |
| 177 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% | 2021 | |
| 178 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.9% | 2021 | |
| 179 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8% | 2021 | |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2021 | |
| 181 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2021 | |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.4% | 2021 | |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.3% | 2021 | |
| 184 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.0% | 2021 | |
| 185 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% | 2021 | |
| 186 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6% | 2021 | |
| 187 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 1.5% | 2021 | |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5% | 2021 | |
| 189 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.9% | 2021 | |
| 190 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 0.8% | 2021 | |
| 191 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.8% | 2021 | |
| 192 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.5% | 2021 | |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 0.4% | 2021 | |
| 194 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.4% | 2021 | |
| 195 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3% | 2021 | |
| 196 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3% | 2021 | |
| 197 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3% | 2021 | |
| 198 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2% | 2021 | |
| 199 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| 200 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1% | 2021 | |
| 201 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0% | 2021 | |
| 202 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0% | 2021 | |
| 203 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% | 2021 | |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% | 2021 | |
| 205 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.0% | 2021 | |
| 206 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% | 2021 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)